Today in History: First edition of The New York Times published

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Today is Thursday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2025. There are 104 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Sept. 18, 1851, the first edition of The New York Times – then the New-York Daily Times – was published .

Also on this date:

In 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.

In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which created a force of federal commission