On This Day October 18th

 OTD

October 18th is the two hundred ninety-first day of the year, and there are 74 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

33 – Heartbroken by the deaths of her sons Nero and Drusus, and banished to the island of Pandateria by Tiberius, Agrippina the Elder dies of self-inflicted starvation.

1540 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.

1648 – Boston shoemakers form the first American labor organization.

1851 – Herman Melville's Moby-Dick was first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.

1867 – United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. She is celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.

1922 – A consortium founded the British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.

1954 – Texas Instruments announces the Regency TR-1, the first mass-produced transistor radio.

1979 – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a federal government license.

 

Birthdays

 1595 – Edward Winslow, American Pilgrim leader (d. 1655)

1616 – Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist (d. 1654)

1836 – Frederick August Otto Schwarz, an American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (d. 1911)

1906 – James Brooks, American painter and educator (d. 1992)

1923 – Jessie Mae Hemphill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)

1926 – Chuck Berry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)

1928 – Keith Jackson, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2018)

1946 – Howard Shore, Canadian composer, conductor, and producer

1956 – Martina Navratilova, Czech-American tennis player and coach

1984 – Esperanza Spalding, American singer-songwriter and bassist

1989 – Riisa Naka, Japanese model and actress

1987 – Zac Efron, American actor, and singer

1996 – Terance Mann, American basketball player

 

 

 Holiday Spotlight

National Alaska Day

The founder of National Alaska Day is unknown, but we know how Alaska became part of the U.S. Before the Russians, indigenous people inhabited the land. The U.S. purchased Alaska for $7.2 million, despite initial doubts. The gold rush era began in the 18th century, and Alaska became a U.S. state in the 19th century. Dog sledding gained attention during a diphtheria outbreak in Nome, with Leonhard Seppala and his lead dog, Togo, playing a crucial role in delivering supplies.

 

Holidays And Observance.

Alaska Day   

Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day

Global Champagne Day  

Hard Boiled Guy/Girl Day

International Necktie Day

Mammography Day  

Meatloaf Appreciation Day

National Chocolate Cupcake Day

National No Beard Day

Newspaper Comic Strip Appreciation Day

World Menopause Day

World Student Day  

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