1914<\/strong> – The “Proclamation of Neutrality” was issued by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. It was aimed at keeping the U.S. out of World War I.<\/p>\n 1916<\/strong> – Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace was made into a national shrine.<\/p>\n 1919<\/strong> – The “Anti-Cigarette League of America” was formed in Chicago IL.<\/p>\n 1920<\/strong> – Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment guaranteed the right of all American women to vote.<\/p>\n 1937<\/strong> – The first FM radio construction permit was issued in Boston, MA. The station went on the air two years later.<\/p>\n 1938<\/strong> – The Thousand Islands Bridge was dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The bridge connects the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n 1940<\/strong> – Canada and the U.S. established a joint defense plan against the possible enemy attacks during World War II.<\/p>\n 1958<\/strong> – Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Lolita” was published.<\/p>\n 1963<\/strong> – James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi. He was the first black man to accomplish this feat.<\/p>\n 1966<\/strong> – The first pictures of earth taken from moon orbit were sent back to the U.S.<\/p>\n 1980<\/strong> – George Brett (Kansas City Royal) had his batting average reach the .400 mark.<\/p>\n 1981<\/strong> – Herschel Walker of the University of Georgia took out an insurance policy with Lloyd\u2019s of London. The all-American was insured for one million dollars.<\/p>\n 1982<\/strong> – The volume on the New York Stock Exchange topped the 100-million level for the first time at 132.69 million shares traded.<\/p>\n 1982<\/strong> – The longest baseball game played at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL, went 21 innings before the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cubs 2-1.<\/p>\n 1987<\/strong> – Earl Campbell announced his retirement from the National Football League (NFL).<\/p>\n 1990<\/strong> – The first shots were fired by the U.S. in the Persian Gulf Crisis when a U.S. frigate fired rounds across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker.<\/p>\n 1991<\/strong> – An unsuccessful coup was attempted in against President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The Soviet hard-liners were responsible. Gorbechev and his family were effectively imprisoned for three days while vacationing in Crimea.<\/p>\n 1992<\/strong> – Larry Bird, after 13 years with the Boston Celtics, announced his retirement.<\/p>\n 1997<\/strong> – Beth Ann Hogan became the first coed in the Virginia Military Institute’s 158-year history.<\/p>\n 1997<\/strong> – Patrick Swayze received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n 1998<\/strong> – Mrs. Field’s Original Cookies announced that they would acquire the Great American Cookie Co.<\/p>\n 2004<\/strong> – Donald Trump unveiled his board game (TRUMP the Game) where players bid on real estate, buy big-ticket items and make billion-dollar business deals.<\/p>\n 2005<\/strong> \u2013 A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.<\/p>\n 2008<\/strong> \u2013 President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under threat of impeachment.<\/p>\n 2008<\/strong> \u2013 War of Afghanistan: Uzbin Valley ambush occurs.<\/p>\n 2017<\/strong> \u2013 The first terrorist attack ever sentenced as a crime in Finland kills two and injures eight.<\/p>\n 2019<\/strong> \u2013 100 activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okj\u00f6kull glacier, which has completely melted after once covering six square miles (15.5 km2<\/sup>).<\/sup><\/p>\n History of 18 August 1914 – The “Proclamation of Neutrality” was issued by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. It was aimed at keeping the U.S. out of World War I. 1916 – Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace was made into a national shrine. 1919 – The “Anti-Cigarette League of America” was formed in Chicago IL. 1920 – Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 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