Important Events From Today in History – 18 September

Today in History

• 1998 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is founded

  Esther Dyson, an author, was the first chairperson of the now-non-profit organization, initially overseen by the US Department of Commerce. The Department of Commerce relinquished control of ICANN, which is in charge of maintaining the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS), in 2009.

• 1973 West Germany adopts the Deutsche Mark

  This action replaced the East German Mark and contributed to the economic reunification of East and West Germany.

• 1959 Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth’s orbit

  A Vanguard rocket built by Glenn L. Martin Company, now known as Lockheed-Martin, launched the geocentric satellite into Earth’s orbit.

• 1934 USSR joins the League of Nations

  It was expelled just a few years later for its aggressive actions towards Finland.

• 1872 Oscar II becomes King of Norway and Sweden

  He succeeded his brother Charles XV and IV.