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Basildon - This Day in History
The date today is Thursday, September 18, 2025
1999Trillium Rail takes over operation of 41 miles of industrial trackage in Ontario's Niagara Peninsula comprising sections of the Cayuga sub. and the Thorold, Canal, Grantham, Fonthill, Town Line and West Welland spurs. The lines will be operated by a Trillium subsidiary, the Port Colborne Terminal Railway.
1991Space shuttle STS 48 (Discovery 14) lands
1990Atlanta is chosen to host the 1996 (centennial) Summer Olympics
1990A 500 lb 6' Hershey Kiss is displayed at 1 Times Square, NYC
1989Hurricane Hugo causes extensive damage in Puerto Rico
1984Joe Kittinger completes first solo balloon crossing of Atlantic
