The Bouthillier Street Home: Galena’s Welcome for a Silent Hero
The Ulysses S. Grant home in Galena, Illinois. On August 18, 1865, Galena celebrated the return of its Civil War hero. Following a jubilant procession and speeches, a group of ...
The Detroit extra: Capturing the Heavy Metal Rhythm of the Home Front
Detroit, Michigan. Morning extra. August 18, 1942. This striking documentary photograph captures the immediate, high-stakes reliance on print journalism during the darkest, most volatile months of World War II. In ...
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Meriwether Lewis: The Virginia Cradle of the Corps of Discovery
Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774, in Ivy, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia. Meriwether Lewis was just eight months old when the first guns of our Revolutionary War ...
Glenn A. Black: Unearthing the Grandeur of Angel Mounds
At Angel Mounds, Glenn A. Black uncovered more than artifacts—he revealed a thriving Mississippian city, reshaping our understanding of Indigenous life in the Ohio Valley. Born August 18, 1900, Black ...
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Asaph Hall: Mapping the Inner Satellite of the Red Planet
American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered a moon of Mars known as Phobos on August 18, 1877. It was just six days after he discovered a moon of Mars known as ...
The 103rd Aero Squadron: The Demobilization of the First American Aces
On August 18, 1919, the U.S. 103rd Aero Squadron was officially demobilized. The squadron was commanded by Major William Thaw II, who is considered to be the first American to ...
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The Gloucester Serpent: The Two‑Year Wave of Maritime Wonder
On August 18, 1817, a sea serpent sixty to seventy feet in length was reportedly seen off Gloucester, Massachusetts, by a number of witnesses. Repeated sightings of the mysterious creature ...
The Treaty of Vincennes: The Early Displacement of the Delaware Nation
On August 18, 1804, Governor of the Indiana Territory, William Henry Harrison, representing the United States, signed a treaty with the Delaware Nation to relinquish to the United States forever ...
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Shelley Winters: The Classically Trained Complexity of an Independent Star
Broadway & Hollywood actress Shelley Winters was born on August 18, 1920, in St. Louis, Missouri. She played Belle Rosen in the 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure. Earlier, she ...
The Jay Treaty: Washington’s Dangerous Neutrality Gamble
On August 18, 1795, President George Washington signed the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, better known as the Jay Treaty. It was an agreement between the United States and ...
The Roanoke Birthdays: John White’s Three‑Year Tragedy
On August 18, 1587, John White’s granddaughter, Virginia Dare, was born in the colony of Roanoke. He and his crew set sail for England to get supplies later that August ...
Roberto Clemente: The Twelve Gold Gloves of San Antón
Pittsburgh Pirate and U.S. Marine, Roberto Clemente, was born on August 18, 1934 in Barrio San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico. He shares the record for the most gold gloves among ...
The Boston Evening‑Post: Standardizing Independent News in the Colony
The residents of Boston, Massachusetts, found a periodical with a new name available in their city on August 18, 1735, when The Boston Evening-Post was first published. The debut of ...
The Wilkes Expedition: The Four‑Year Voyage into the Great Unknown
On August 18, 1838, Charles Wilkes, commanding the USS Vincennes along with other ships and over 300 crewmen, departed Virginia and began their journey to explore the Pacific. The expedition ...
Baby Face Nelson: The Violent Grand Haven Debut of a Public Enemy
On August 18, 1933, Lester Gillis—better known as “Baby Face Nelson”—made his violent debut on the national stage by robbing the Peoples Savings Bank in Grand Haven, Michigan. With five ...
The Thousand Islands Bridge: FDR’s Embassy of the Northern Frontier
On August 18, 1938, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt received an honorary degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It was also the same day that the Thousand Islands Bridge ...
The Perfect Thirty‑Six: The Dawn of a New Electorate
The ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment on August 18, 1920, transformed the American democratic process by instantly welcoming 26 million women into the voting booth. The historic milestone was secured ...
