Today is Saturday, August 18, the 230th day of 2018. There are 135 days left in the year.
1686 — Cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus
1817 — Gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore
1834 — Mt. Vesuvius erupts
1835 — Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago
1838 — First U.S. marine expedition
1894 — Congress creates Bureau of Immigration
1914 — President Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality
1920 — Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting right
1930 — Eastern Airlines begins passenger service
1686 — Cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus
1817 — Gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore
1834 — Mt. Vesuvius erupts
1835 — Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago
1838 — First U.S. marine expedition
1894 — Congress creates Bureau of Immigration
1914 — President Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality
1920 — Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting right
1930 — Eastern Airlines begins passenger service
