What Happened on 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... Read more

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... Read more

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)... Read more

'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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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,... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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,... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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,... Read more

"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... Read more

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,... Read more