MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008
Today is Monday, August 18, the 231st day of 2008. There are 135 days left in the year.
1587 _ First English child born in the New World (Virginia Dare)
1834 _ Mt. Vesuvius erupts
1868 _ Pierre Janssan discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse
1894 _ Congress creates Bureau of Immigration
1914 _ President Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality
1958 _ Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov, published
1961 _ Construction on Berlin Wall completed
1967 _ Rolling Stones release ``We Love You"
1988 _ FDA approves Minoxidil as a hair loss treatment
1988 _ Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island sold for $22 million