On This Day for August 18 - Nineteenth Amendment ratified, Virginia Dare is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. August 18 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Virginia Dare READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1920 Nineteenth Amendment ratified READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2008: Facing possible impeachment, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf resigned from office. 1992: American basketball player Larry Bird—who led the Boston Celtics to three NBA championships (1981, 1984, and 1986) and is considered one of the greatest pure shooters of all time—announced his retirement. [How much do you know about basketball?] 1969: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair—a legendary rock festival near Bethel, New York, that attracted some 400,000 fans—ended. [Test your knowledge of rock and roll quiz.] 1936: American actor and director Robert Redford, who was known for the diversity of his screen characterizations as well as his commitment to environmental and political causes, was born. [Take our actors and acting quiz.] 1936: Federico García Lorca, who is widely considered the most important Spanish poet and playwright of the 20th century, was murdered (this day or August 19) by Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War. [Take our theatre quiz.] 1934: Roberto Clemente, one of the first Latin American baseball stars in the United States, was born in Puerto Rico. [How much do you know about baseball?] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1952 Patrick Swayze American actor and dancer 1933 Roman Polanski Polish film director 1936 Robert Redford American actor and director 1969 Edward Norton American actor 1830 Franz Joseph emperor of Austria-Hungary 1750 Antonio Salieri Italian composer SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help