United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in an air crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: September 18, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)

Aeroflot Flight 213 crashes into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people. Date: September 18, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)

Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations. Date: September 18, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first television adaptation of Charles Addams's "The Addams Family" premieres on ABC Television. Date: September 18, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)

Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's spy-comedy series Get Smart premieres on NBC Television. Date: September 18, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations. Date: September 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)

Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people. Date: September 18, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Voyager I takes the first distant photograph of the Earth and the Moon together. Date: September 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)

Soyuz 38 carries two cosmonauts (including one Cuban) to the Salyut 6 space station. Date: September 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)