Historical Events
- 1519 Hernán Cortés leaves Cuba for the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico with 11 ships and 500 men
- 1678 John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published in Holborn, London, by Nathaniel Ponder
- 1861 King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia becomes first King of Italy
- 1885 Mark Twain publishes the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the US
- 1917 1st major strike of the Russian "February Revolution" starts at the giant Putilov factory in Petrograd [NS=Mar 3]
- 2014 Ukrainian Revolution of 2014 begins as protesters, riot police and unknown shooters take part in violent events in the capital, Kiev, culminating after five days in the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych
- More Historical Events
Feb 18 in Film & TV
- 1952 4th Emmy Awards: first time awards presented based on nationwide basis, "The Red Skelton Show", Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca win
Feb 18 in Music
- 1735 1st opera performed in America, "Flora", in Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 18 in Sport
- 1981 20-year-old Edmonton center Wayne Gretzky becomes first player in NHL history to score 5 career hat-tricks before age 21; scores 5 goals and 2 assists in 9-2 Oilers' home win against St. Louis
Qin Shi Huang
Alessandro Volta
Fazal Mahmood
Yoko Ono
John Travolta
Dr. Dre
Would You Believe?
Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
On February 18, 1685
Famous Weddings
- 1922 Football player George Halas (27) weds Minnie Bushing
- 1937 Actress Mary Astor (30) weds film editor Manuel del Campo (23) in Yuma, Arizona
- 1940 Molecular biologist Francis Crick (23) weds Ruth Doreen Dodd; divorce 1947
More Weddings
Kublai Khan
Martin Luther
Michelangelo
George Dayton
Robert Oppenheimer
Frank CostelloArticles, Photos and Quiz
Buried at Sea: The Casket That Carried JFK
John F. Kennedy's aides struggling to load the casket containing the slain President aboard Air Force One is an enduring image. But what happened to the casket?
February 18, 1966
Revolution in Ukraine
Clashes in Kiev, Ukraine during the 2014 revolution
February 18, 2014
Weekly Quiz for February 17 - 23
Who was the 1st US President to visit China? What was the name of the Russian royal house that ruled 1613-1917? Who printed the 1st Bible in 1455?
