The first British Track and Field championships for women are held in London, Great Britain. Date: August 18, 1923 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1923 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Volksempfänger is first presented to the German public at a radio exhibition; the presiding Nazi Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, delivers an accompanying speech heralding the radio as the 'eighth great power'. Date: August 18, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1933…
A lightning strike starts the Blackwater Fire of 1937 in Shoshone National Forest, killing 15 firefighters within three days and prompting the United States Forest Service to develop their smokejumper program. Date: August 18, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On…
The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States, with Ontario, Canada, over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Date: August 18, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain, takes place. At that point, it is the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides. Date: August 18, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in…
Soviet-Japanese War: Battle of Shumshu: Soviet forces land at Takeda Beach on Shumshu Island and launch the Battle of Shumshu; the Soviet Union's Invasion of the Kuril Islands commences. Date: August 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day…
Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day. Date: August 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
1949 Kemi strike: Two protesters die in the scuffle between the police and the strikers' protest procession in Kemi, Finland. Date: August 18, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium, is assassinated. The Party newspaper blames royalists and Rexists. Date: August 18, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition as the first Bengali and the first Asian to do so, placing first among the 39 competitors. Date: August 18, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day…