Interesting things that happened February 18th:
See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Birthdays on this date: In 1516 Queen Mary I, first reigning queen of Great Britain In 1745 Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, invented the electric battery In 1848 Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker In 1892 Wendell Wilkie, presidential candidate In 1894 Andres Segovia, guitarist In 1909 Wallace Stegner, Yosemite Calendar In 1920 Jack Palance, actor + Bill Cullen, game show host and panelist In 1922 Helen Gurley Brown in Portland Maine, publisher (Cosmopolitan) In 1933 Mary Ure, actor (Sons and Lovers, Where Eagles Dare) + Yoko Ono (in Tokyo, Japan), singer, wife of John Lennon + Kim Novak (in Chicago, Illinois), actor In 1950 Cybill Shepherd (in Memphis, TN), actor (Moonlighting) In 1954 John Travolta, actor In 1957 Vanna White (in South Carolina), game show hostess (Wheel of Fortune) In 1964 Matt Dillon, actor In 1968 Molly Ringwald (in Los Angeles, CA), actor (Pretty in Pink) Events worth noting: + National Bun Day -- Iceland In 1688 The Religious Society of Friends (Germantown, PA) holds the first notable protest against American slavery by white abolitionists. In 1849 First regular steamboat service to California started with the arrival of the "California". In 1856 The American Party (or "Know-Nothing Party") convenes to nominate its 1st presidential candidate at Philadelphia, PA. In 1861 C.S.A. President Jefferson Davis is inaugurated at Montgomery, AL. In 1865 Evacuation of Charleston, SC. In 1899 San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports. In 1930 Planet Pluto discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh. + A cow is flown (and milked in flight) for first time. Her milk was sealed in paper containers and dropped by parachute over St. Louis, MO. I knew you'd want to know ... In 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island (built for the occasion) in San Francisco Bay. In 1953 Premier of first 3-D feature film, "Bwana Devil", at NY city. In 1965 Gambian National Day In 1970 Five of the Chicago Seven are found guilty of crossing a state line with intent to incite a riot. = = = To get back issues, send "get pga pga.MMDD" (where MMDD is something like 0317) in a message to majordomo@ml.mystery.com. -- ------- ------ ----- ---- --- -- - - - - - - - - - Although efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information, several errors have been found in the past. Don't place any bets on the basis of what you find here. -- Gabe User Contributions:
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