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On This Day ... Aug. 18

Here are some events that occurred on this day in history.

In 1590, John White, the governor of the Colony of Roanoke, returns from a supply trip in England and finds the colony deserted.

In 1783, a huge fireball meteor is seen across the United Kingdom.

In 1868, the gas helium is discovered by Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen.

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In 1891, 700 people die in a major hurricane in Martinique.

In 1920, women gain the right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

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In 1958, Nabokov’s novel Lolita is published in the United States.

In 1971, Australia and New Zealand withdraw their troops from Vietnam.

In 2005, Dennis Rader is sentenced to 175 years in prison for the BTK serial killings.

Cosmetics entrepreneur Max Factor was born in 1904. Actress Shelley Winters was born in 1920. First Lady Rosalynn Carter was born in 1927. Director Roman Polanski was born in 1933. Baseball player Roberto Clemente was born in 1934. Actor Robert Redford was born in 1936. Comedian Martin Mull was born in 1943. Actor Patrick Swayze was born in 1952. Actor Denis Leary was born in 1957. Actress Madeleine Stowe was born in 1958. Comedian Jim Florentine was born in 1965. Musician Everlast was born in 1969. Actor Edward Norton was born in 1969. Actor Christian Slater was born in 1969. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner was born in 1970. Actress Kaitlin Olson was born in 1975. Comedian Andy Samberg was born in 1978.

French writer Honore de Balzac died in 1850. Automobile executive Walter P. Chrysler died in 1940.


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