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What happened in history on this day: August 18?
On August 18 in ...
- 1817 - Gloucester, Massachusetts, newspapers tell of wild sea serpent seen offshore.
- 1835 - Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago, Illinois.
- 1838 - First US marine expedition.
- 1846 - General Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- 1864 - Petersburg Campaign - Battle of Weldon Railroad day one of three days.
- 1873 - First ascent of Mount Whitney, California (14,494 feet).
- 1894 - US Congress creates Bureau of Immigration.
- 1914 - President Woodrow Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality.
- 1920 - Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting right.
- 1930 - Eastern Airlines begins passenger service.
- 1938 - Canadian Prime Minister William King and US President Franklin Roosevelt dedicate the Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US and Canada.
- 1938 - US President Franklin Roosevelt in Ontario, Canada, says "the United States will not stand idly by" if Canada is attacked.
- 1958 - American TV game show scandal investigation starts.
- 1960 - First commercially-produced oral contraceptive marketed by G.D. Searle Drug Company of Skokie, Illinois, called Enovid 10.
- 1960 - First photograph bounced off a satellite, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- 1982 - First time NYSE trading volume tops 100 million figure, 132.69 million shares traded during business day.
- 1983 - Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 and causing extensive damage.
- 1984 - Triangle Oil Corp, above-ground storage tank at Jacksonville Florida, spills 2.5 million gallons of oil burned after lightning sparked a fire.
- 1988 - American FDA approves Minoxidil as a hair loss treatment.
- 1988 - Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island, New York sells for $22 million.
- 1988 - The Republican National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana nominates George H.W. Bush for President and James "Dan" Quayle for Vice President of the United States of America.
- 1992 - Wang Laboratories files for bankruptcy.
- 2005 - In the USA, BTK killer Dennis Rader receives ten consecutive life sentences.
- 2021 - Heritage Auctions' American Numismatic Association Platinum Night auction. USA 1794 dollar, Flowing Hair, MS-66+ PCGS: US$6.6 million.
Births on August 18
- 1900 - Birth of Walter O'Keefe in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood).
- 1907 - Birth of Enoch Light in Canton, Ohio, USA; orchestra leader (Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith).
- 1922 - Birth of Shelley Winters AKA Shirley Schrift in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actress (Poseidon Adventure, Nana Mary - Roseanne).
- 1927 - Birth of Rosalynn Carter in Georgia, USA; first lady to President Jimmy Carter.
- 1930 - Birth of Grant Williams in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Greg - Hawaiian Eye).
- 1930 - Birth of Johnny Preston in Port Arthur, Texas, USA; rocker ("Feel So Fine").
- 1935 - Birth of Gail Fisher in Orange, New Jersey, USA; actress (Peggy - Mannix).
- 1936 - Birth of Robert Redford in California, USA; actor (The Sting, The Candidate, The Natural, The Great Gatsby, Iconoclasts, The Iceman Cometh).
- 1941 - Birth of Christopher Jones in Jackson, Tennessee, USA; actor (Wild in the Streets, Legend of Jesse James).
- 1943 - Birth of Martin Mull in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor/comedian (Bad Manners, Flick, Serial, Rosanne, The Ellen Show, Fernwood Tonight).
- 1945 - Birth of Nona Hendryx in Trenton, New Jersey, USA; rocker (LaBelle - "Lady Marmalade").
- 1952 - Birth of Patrick Swayze in Houston, Texas, USA; actor/dancer (Dirty Dancing, Ghostm The Beast, North and South).
- 1961 - Birth of John Viscardi in New York City, USA; actor (Father Tony - One Life to Live).
- 1967 - Birth of Blas Elias Gomez in Kennedy, Texas, USA; rock drummer (Slaughter - "Stick it Live").
- 1970 - Birth of Malcolm Jamal Warner in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; actor (Theodore - Cosby Show, Malcolm and Eddie).
- 1971 - Birth of Trey Ames in Canton, Ohio, USA; actor (David - A Year in the Life).
Deaths on August 18
- 1852 - Death of Margaret Taylor in Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA; spouse of US President Zachary Taylor.
- 1961 - Learned Hand, Chief judge of US Court of Appeals, dies at age 89.
- 1990 - B.F. Skinner, American psychologist (Skinner Box), dies from Leukemia at age 86 (born 1904).
- 1992 - Death of John Sturges, American director (The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven) (born 1911).
- 2009 - Veteran US newspaper columnist Robert Novak dies at age 78 after a battle with brain cancer.
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