Birthdays on October 18, 2010==
Chuck Berry, 84
Pam Dawber, 59
Zac Efron, 23
Mike Ditka, 71
Wynton Marsalis, 49
Jean-Claude Van Damme, 50
1954 –
Texas Instruments announces the first
Transistor radio.
1767 –
Mason-Dixon line, survey separating
Maryland from
Pennsylvania is completed.
1867 –
United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from
Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as
Alaska Day.
1898 –
United States takes possession of
Puerto Rico.
1925 – The
Grand Ole Opry opens in
Nashville, Tennessee.
1929 – Women are considered "Persons" under
Canadian law.