This Day In History
July 18
Fire of Rome Nero's Rome burns Naval hero John Paul Jones dies in Paris Assault of Battery Wagner and death of Robert Gould Shaw Singing Wobbly Joe Hill sentenced to death Allies begin major counter-offensive in Second Battle of the Marne Mein Kampf is published Hitler publishes Mein Kampf Hunter S. Thompson is born Spanish Civil War breaks out FDR nominated for unprecedented third term Charges of communists in the U.S. Army raised Truman signs second Presidential Succession Act Juan Manuel Fangio makes Formula One debut Soviet Union agrees to grant Hanoi economic aid Fifteen-year-old Brenda Lee earns a #1 hit with "I'm Sorry" Congress preserves birthplace and property of Theodore Roosevelt Johnson meets Thieu in Honolulu Incident on Chappaquiddick Island Twenty-one people are shot to death at McDonald's Video of Titanic wreckage released Barack Obama's "Dreams from My Father" is published David Cone pitches perfect game The Dark Knight opens with highest-grossing weekend
Fire of Rome Nero's Rome burns Naval hero John Paul Jones dies in Paris Assault of Battery Wagner and death of Robert Gould Shaw Singing Wobbly Joe Hill sentenced to death Allies begin major counter-offensive in Second Battle of the Marne Mein Kampf is published Hitler publishes Mein Kampf Hunter S. Thompson is born Spanish Civil War breaks out FDR nominated for unprecedented third term Charges of communists in the U.S. Army raised Truman signs second Presidential Succession Act Juan Manuel Fangio makes Formula One debut Soviet Union agrees to grant Hanoi economic aid Fifteen-year-old Brenda Lee earns a #1 hit with "I'm Sorry" Congress preserves birthplace and property of Theodore Roosevelt Johnson meets Thieu in Honolulu Incident on Chappaquiddick Island Twenty-one people are shot to death at McDonald's Video of Titanic wreckage released Barack Obama's "Dreams from My Father" is published David Cone pitches perfect game The Dark Knight opens with highest-grossing weekend
