FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023

1587-First English child born in the New World (Virginia Dare)

1894-Congress creates Bureau of Immigration

1958-Fidel Castro makes a speech on Cuban pirate radio Rebelde

1958-“Lolita,” by Vladimir Nabokov, published

1982-First time NYSE tops 100 M figure, 132.69 M shares traded

1984-Triangle Oil Corp, above-ground storage tank at Jacksonville Fla, spills 2.5 m gallons of oil burned after lightning sparked a fire

1986-WYSP-FM Philadelphia begins simulcasting Howard Stern Show

1988-FDA approves Minoxidil as a hair loss treatment

1988-Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island sold for $22 million

1988-Republican Convention in New Orleans select Bush-Quayle ticket

1991-Pan Am games closes in Havana