WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021

1834-Mt Vesuvius erupts

1838-First U.S. marine expedition

1868-Pierre Janssan discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse

1920-Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting right

1938-FDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US & Canada

1943-Final convoy of Jews from Salonika Greece arrive at Auschwitz

1958Fidel Castro makes a speech on Cuban pirate radio Rebelde

1958-“Lolita,” by Vladimir Nabokov, published

1961-Construction on Berlin Wall completed

1973-Hank Aaron's record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record

1976-USSR's Luna 24 soft-lands on Moon

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

1982-Pete Rose sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance

1983-Samantha Druce, age 12y 119d is youngest woman to swim English Channel

1988-FDA approves Minoxidil as a hair loss treatment

1991-Pan Am games closes in Havana