August 18
1227 - Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died in China.
1587 - Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in North America.
1590 - John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony (in present-day North Carolina), returned to Roanoke after nearly three years abroad only to find the settlement deserted; the fate of the "Lost Colony" remains a mystery.
1894 - Congress established the Bureau of Immigration, the forerunner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
1914 - President Woodrow Wilson issued his Proclamation of Neutrality, aimed at keeping the United States out of World War I.
1920 - The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it, granting women the right to vote.
1963 - James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
1969 - The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York came to a close after three nights with a mid-morning set by Jimi Hendrix.
1983 - Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast, leaving 21 dead and causing more than a $1 billion in damage.
2005 - A judge in Wichita, Kansas sentenced BTK serial killer Dennis Rader to 10 consecutive life terms, the maximum the law would allow.
2014 - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis convulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Birthdays
30 - Madelaine Petsch (actress)
31 - Maia Mitchell (actress/singer)
32 - Frances Bean Cobain (model)
46 - Andy Samberg (actor/comedian)
49 - Kaitlin Olson (actress)
54 - Malcolm-Jamal Warner (actor)
55 - Christian Slater (actor)
55 - Edward Norton (actor)
63 - Bob Woodruff (journalist)
66 - Madeleine Stowe (actress)
67 - Denis Leary (actor)
67 - Carole Bouquet (actress)
88 - Robert Redford (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 18
1931 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees played in his 1,000th consecutive game.
1956 - The Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Braves combined for a National League record of 10 home runs. The Reds won 13-4. Bob Thurman (Cincinnati Reds) hit three of the home runs.
1967 - Tony Conigliaro of the Boston Red Sox is beaned by California Angels pitcher Jack Hamilton at Fenway Park; injuries including a fractured cheekbone, dislocated jaw, and eye damage kept him from returning for a year and a half, and led to improvements in batting helmets
1973 - Hank Aaron set an MLB record with his 1,378th extra-base hit.
1981 - University of Georgia running back Herschel Walker took out an insurance policy with Lloyd's of London for $1 million.
1982 - Pete Rose sets a MLB record with his 13,941st plate appearance.
1987 - Running back Earl Campbell announced his retirement from football.
1992 - Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics announced his retirement from basketball.
2004 - At the Summer Games in Athens, American gymnast Paul Hamm won the men's gymnastics all-around gold medal by the closest margin ever in the event; controversy followed after it was discovered a scoring error cost Yang Tae-young of South Korea the title.
2021 - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani becomes the fastest player in team history to reach 40 home runs in a season; he also pitched 8 innings in a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.
1227 - Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died in China.
1587 - Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in North America.
1590 - John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony (in present-day North Carolina), returned to Roanoke after nearly three years abroad only to find the settlement deserted; the fate of the "Lost Colony" remains a mystery.
1894 - Congress established the Bureau of Immigration, the forerunner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
1914 - President Woodrow Wilson issued his Proclamation of Neutrality, aimed at keeping the United States out of World War I.
1920 - The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it, granting women the right to vote.
1963 - James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
1969 - The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York came to a close after three nights with a mid-morning set by Jimi Hendrix.
1983 - Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast, leaving 21 dead and causing more than a $1 billion in damage.
2005 - A judge in Wichita, Kansas sentenced BTK serial killer Dennis Rader to 10 consecutive life terms, the maximum the law would allow.
2014 - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis convulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Birthdays
30 - Madelaine Petsch (actress)
31 - Maia Mitchell (actress/singer)
32 - Frances Bean Cobain (model)
46 - Andy Samberg (actor/comedian)
49 - Kaitlin Olson (actress)
54 - Malcolm-Jamal Warner (actor)
55 - Christian Slater (actor)
55 - Edward Norton (actor)
63 - Bob Woodruff (journalist)
66 - Madeleine Stowe (actress)
67 - Denis Leary (actor)
67 - Carole Bouquet (actress)
88 - Robert Redford (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 18
1931 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees played in his 1,000th consecutive game.
1956 - The Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Braves combined for a National League record of 10 home runs. The Reds won 13-4. Bob Thurman (Cincinnati Reds) hit three of the home runs.
1967 - Tony Conigliaro of the Boston Red Sox is beaned by California Angels pitcher Jack Hamilton at Fenway Park; injuries including a fractured cheekbone, dislocated jaw, and eye damage kept him from returning for a year and a half, and led to improvements in batting helmets
1973 - Hank Aaron set an MLB record with his 1,378th extra-base hit.
1981 - University of Georgia running back Herschel Walker took out an insurance policy with Lloyd's of London for $1 million.
1982 - Pete Rose sets a MLB record with his 13,941st plate appearance.
1987 - Running back Earl Campbell announced his retirement from football.
1992 - Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics announced his retirement from basketball.
2004 - At the Summer Games in Athens, American gymnast Paul Hamm won the men's gymnastics all-around gold medal by the closest margin ever in the event; controversy followed after it was discovered a scoring error cost Yang Tae-young of South Korea the title.
2021 - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani becomes the fastest player in team history to reach 40 home runs in a season; he also pitched 8 innings in a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.