On This Day in History August 18, 2018

Historical Events 1737  First public admittance to the Salon de Paris art exhibition at the Louvre in Paris 1838  United States Exploring Expedition headed by Charles Wilkes departs for the Pacific Ocean and Antarctica 1914  US President Woodrow Wilson issues "Proclamation of Neutrality" 1919  Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago, Illinois 1920  22 year old representative Harry T. Burn is deciding vote in Tennessee's and thus America's ratification of the 19th Amendment to the constitution allowing women's suffrage after letter from his mother 1940  Battle of Britain - 'The hardest day" Luftwaffe lose 69 aircraft, the RAF 68 in largest ever air battle More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Antonio Salieri (1750 - 1825) Meriwether Lewis (1774 - 1809) Shelley Winters (1920 - 2006) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900 - 1990) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Genghis Khan ( - 1227) Walter Chrysler (1875 - 1940)