What Happened On October 18

What Happened On Oct 18 Events

1775 Oct 18 Burning Of Falmouth
The Burning of Falmouth (October 18, 1775) was an attack by a fleet of Royal Navy vessels on the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts (site of the modern city of Portland, Maine, and not to be...
1776 Oct 18 Battle of Pell's Point
At dawn, the British began to land on the shore, an advance guard of 4,000 British and Hessian troops landing first. Inland, opposing them, was a brigade of some 750 men under the command...
1820 Oct 18 The Treaty Of Doak's Stand Is Signed
The Treaty of Doak's Stand (7 Stat. 210, also known as Treaty with the Choctaw) was signed on October 18, 1820 (proclaimed on January 8, 1821) between the United States and the Choctaw In...
1851 Oct 18 'Moby Dick' is Published
Its reputation invariably preceding it, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is a novel like no other. Whether readers expect a subtle work of art, a rollicking adventure story, or a ponderous, in...
1863 Oct 18 Battle of Charlestown
The Battle of Charlestown was a small engagement between Confederate cavalry forces under Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden and the Union forces under Col. Benjamin L. Simpson on October 18, 186...
1867 Oct 18 The Alaska Transfer Ceremony Takes Place
An Aleut name, "Alaska" was chosen by the Americans. The transfer ceremony took place in Sitka on October 18, 1867. Russian and American soldiers paraded in front of the governor's house;...
1898 Oct 18 American Troops In Puerto Rico Raise The U.S. Flag
On October 18, 1898, American troops fighting the Spanish-American War raised the United States flag in Puerto Rico formalizing U.S. control of the former Spanish colony. General Nelson A...
1915 Oct 18
to 1915 Nov 3
 Third Battle Of The Isonzo
The Third Battle of the Isonzo was fought from October 18 through November 3 of 1915 between the armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary. After roughly two and a half months of reprieve to...
1931 Oct 18 Al Capone Convicted of Federal Tax Evasion
The U.S. Treasury Department had been developing evidence on tax evasion charges - in addition to Al Capone, his brother Ralph "Bottles" Capone, Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik, Frank Nitti and...
1931 Oct 18 Thomas Edison Dies
Edison was active in business right up to the end. Just months before his death in 1931, the Lackawanna Railroad implemented electric trains in suburban service from Hoboken to Gladstone,...
1933 Oct 18 Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation is Founded
Mortimer L. Schiff was a member of the Council Executive Board and involved in the purchase of the camp property. He then later served as President of the Boy Scouts of America. The origi...
1935 Oct 18 Peter Boyle is Born
Peter Lawrence Boyle, Jr. (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical mon...
1944 Oct 18 Allied Forces Liberate the Town of Venray (Battle of Overloon)
The Battle of Overloon was a Second World War battle between Allied forces and the German army which took place in and around the village of Overloon in the south-east of the Netherlands ...
1944 Oct 18 Peter Tosh Is Born
Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh (18 October[1] 1944 – 11 September 1987) was a reggae musician who was a core member of The Wailers who then went on to have a successful solo car...
1958 Oct 18 Navy Plane Crashes in Newfoundland
US NAVY SQUADRON: AEWRON FIFTEEN (VW-15) AIRCRAFT: WV-2, BuNo 141294, LOCATION: NAS Argentia, Newfoundland. EVENT: Navy aircraft 141294 crashed into Placentia Bay 1000 feet short of runwa...
1961 Oct 18 West Side Story (film) released
West Side Story is a 1961 American film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. It is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, which itself was adapted from Shakespeare...
1961 Oct 18 Wynton Marsalis is born
Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter and composer. He is among the most prominent jazz musicians of the modern era and is also a well-known instrumenta...
1962 Oct 18 Kennedy Meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko
On October 18th the President ordered a build up of arms along the southern border of the United States, just in case war breaks out. No one suspected anything because training exercises ...
1966 Oct 18 "Persona" Is Released
Persona is a movie by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, released in 1966, and featuring Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann. Bergman held this film to be one of his most important; in his book ...
1967 Oct 18 Jungle Book is released
The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated feature produced by Disney Animation Studios. Released on October 18, 1967, it is the 19th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classic...
1968 Oct 18 Bob Beamon Long Jumps 29 ft. 2 1/2 in. to Shatter the World Record
Bob Beamon long jumped 29′ 2 1/2 inches to shatter the world record by more than two feet. On October 18, 1968 at Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Beamon set a World record for the Long...
1972 Oct 18 Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972 (Clean Water Act)
The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Commonly abbreviated as the CWA, the act established the goals of eliminating releases to wa...
1974 Oct 18 The Rolling Stones Release 'It's Only Rock 'n' Roll'
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll is the 12th studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1974. It would be the last Rolling Stones album for guitarist Mick Taylor and the songwriting and recor...
1976 Oct 18 "Harlan County, USA" Is Released
Harlan County, USA is a 1976 documentary film covering the efforts of 180 coal miners on strike against the Duke Power Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in 1973. It was directed by Barba...
1984 Oct 18 "Them or Us" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Them or Us is an album by Frank Zappa, released in October 1984. Its opening and closing tracks are covers: "The Closer You Are", which was written by Earl Lewis and Morgan Robinson and o...
1985 Oct 18 Nintendo Entertainment System Released in the US
The Nintendo Entertainment System (abbreviated to NES or Nintendo) is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia in 1985. In most of ...
1985 Oct 18 "Re-Animator" Is Released
Re-Animator is a 1985 science fiction horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the H. P. Lovecraft story "Herbert West: Reanimator" and first of the Re-Animator series. It stars...
1985 Oct 18 The Cult release Love
Love is an album by the English rock band The Cult, released in 1985 on Beggars Banquet Records. The record has been released in nearly 30 countries worldwide, and sold an estimated 2.5 m...
1986 Oct 18
to 1986 Oct 27
 1986 World Series
The 1986 World Series pitted the New York Mets against the Boston Red Sox. It was cited in the legend of the "Curse of the Bambino" to explain the error by Bill Buckner in Game 6 that all...
1988 Oct 18 "Weird Al" Yankovic releases Greatest Hits
"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits is a compilation CD of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic that features his best known songs from his first five studio albums.
1991 Oct 18 "My Own Private Idaho" Is Released
My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. The story follows two friends, Mike (River Phoenix) ...
1993 Oct 18
to 1994 Jan 11
 Carcass release Heartwork
Heartwork is the fourth album by metal band Carcass, released through Earache Records in 1993. The album was recorded at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool between May 18 and June 21, 1993. ...
1994 Oct 18 Queensrÿche release Promised Land
Promised Land was the fifth studio album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche and their highest charting record to date. It was released by EMI on 18 October 1994, 4 years after...
1997 Oct 18
to 1997 Oct 26
 1997 World Series
1997 World Series The four year-old expansion team known as the Florida Marlins represented the best (and worst) of parody in Major League baseball. Despite becoming the youngest team ...
1998 Oct 18 Jesse Pipeline Explosion
On October 18, 1998 a pipeline explosion occurred in the community of Jesse, 290 kilometres southeast of Lagos, Nigeria. The cause of the blast has been debated. The Nigerian government s...
1999 Oct 18 Opeth releases Still Life
Still Life is the fourth studio album from Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. Still Life was recorded at Maestro Musik and at Fredman Studios from 15 April to 29 May 1999. The al...
2003 Oct 18
to 2003 Oct 25
 2003 World Series
2003 World Series The biggest story of the 2003 World Series may not have been the actual Fall Classic, but more so the dramatic pennant race that led up to the Series itself. After ye...
2004 Oct 18 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 5-4
No, Doug Mientkiewicz said, he wasn't the first Red Sox player to reach David Ortiz after another swing of Ortiz's big bat once again brought deliverance, and another day, to a season tha...
2005 Oct 18 Animal Collective Releases "Feels"
2005 Oct 18 Stevie Wonder Releases A Time to Love
A Time to Love is a 2005 award-winning studio album by Stevie Wonder, his first since 1995's Conversation Peace. Originally to have been completed in 2004, it was finally released to stor...
2006 Oct 18 America's Next Top Model Cycle 7 Episode 6
A red carpet challenge with former judge Janice Dickinson left some of the girls speechless. Melrose won the reward challenge, which gave her a night to interview stars on the red carpet ...
2006 Oct 18 Dole Food Company Completes Purchase of JP Fruit Distributors
Dole Food Company has announced the completion of Dole's purchase from Jamaica Producers Group Ltd. of the 65 percent of JP Fruit Distributors (JPD) that Dole does not already own for $41...
2006 Oct 18 South Park Episode 1010 - "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy"
Cartman is appointed to the post of School Hallway Monitor at South Park Elementary. In his new role, Cartman takes it personally when an infraction is committed in his jurisdiction. When...
2007 Oct 18 Best Of Both Worlds Tour Begins
The Best of Both Worlds Tour was a 2007-2008 North American concert tour featuring singer, songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus of the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, performing both ...
2007 Oct 18 Boston Red Sox defeat Cleveland Indians, 7-1
CLEVELAND - It's Saturday night alive for the Red Sox. Cleveland may rock, but it was the Red Sox who rolled last night in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, beating th...
2007 Oct 18 Hannah Montana Season 2 Episode 18
When Jake tells Miley he wants to keep their relationship platonic, Miley convinces herself that she is fine with it and won't be jealous. However, when she discovers that her biggest com...
2008 Oct 18 Boston Bruins defeat Ottawa Senators, 4-2
OTTAWA - Drop the green flag between Phil Kessel and Marc Savard in a drag race, and the No. 81 car would sprint past the No. 91 machine every time. But in the second period of last ni...
2008 Oct 18 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 4-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It all feels so incredibly, shockingly familiar. So inevitable, really. With nothing left to do but win, with the offseason within their sight, the Red Sox have com...
2008 Oct 18
to 2008 Oct 19
 Head of the Charles 2008
The Head of the Charles Regatta is the world's largest two-day rowing event. First held on October 16, 1965, the Head of the Charles Regatta is similar to races held in England. In rowing...
2008 Oct 18 UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben
UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 18, 2008 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. The even...