Historical Events
- Yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4
Famous Birthdays
- Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese Prime Minister (1972-74), convicted of bribe-taking, born in Kariwa, Japan (d. 1993)
- Thomas Mead, Australian politician and journalist, born in Randwick, Australia (d. 2004)
What Happened in 1918
Execution of the Romanovs
The basement room in Ipatiev House where the Romanov royal family and their staff were executed. The holes in the walls are from investigators searching for bullets.
July 17, 1918Sgt. Alvin York Kills 25 German Soldiers
Painting of Sergeant Alvin York firing at the German soldiers in France
October 8, 1918Strange Meeting for War Poet Owen's Brother
Soldier-poet Wilfred Owen was killed on this day – a death that his brother would learn about in a strange way.
November 4, 1918End of World War I
This painting depicts the signing of the armistice which ended World War I in Compiegne, France
November 11, 1918
