Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died in China." class="wp-simple-rss-link">August 18, 1227: Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died in China.
Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in North America." class="wp-simple-rss-link">August 18, 1587: Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in North America.
Congress established the Bureau of Immigration, forerunner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service." class="wp-simple-rss-link">August 18, 1894: Congress established the Bureau of Immigration, forerunner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the three-quarters of the states necessary was achieved and American women got the right to vote." class="wp-simple-rss-link">August 18, 1920: When Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the three-quarters of the states necessary was achieved and American women got the right to vote.
Federico Garcia Lorca was shot and killed by Franco's soldiers during the Spanish Civil War ." class="wp-simple-rss-link">August 18, 1936: Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca was shot and killed by Franco's soldiers during the Spanish Civil War .
Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita was published." class="wp-simple-rss-link">August 18, 1958: Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita was published.
James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi." class="wp-simple-rss-link">August 18, 1963: James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
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