This Day in History

July 18th in History

Hitler publishes Mein Kampf, the Me262 jet fighter flies, and Ted Kennedy drives Mary Jo Kopechne home. Machine Gun Kelly, Red Skelton, John Glenn, and Nelson Mandela are born; John Paul Jones, Jane Austen, Horatio Alger, and Machine Gun Kelly die. Happy Caviar Day!

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Quote of the Day

“Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.”

Nelson Mandela, South African leader born July 18, 1918