August 18: Wilson's Ill-fated Neutrality, American Women's Suffrage and Britain's Hardest Day

On This Day in History August 18, 2020 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 air battle known as "The Hardest Day" occurs; Luftwaffe lose approximately 69 aircraft and the RAF lose 68 in one of the largest ever air battles More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Antonio Salieri (1750 - 1825) Meriwether Lewis (1774 - 1809) Robert Redford 84th Birthday Shelley Winters (1920 - 2006) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Genghis Khan ( - 1227) Walter Chrysler (1875 - 1940) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for August 12-18 Test your knowledge of historical events and famous people in our multi-choice, weekly history quiz for August 12-18. Then challenge your friends! Take the Quiz You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand