History for October 18 - On-This-Day.com
Henri Bergson 1859 - Philosopher, author, Chuck Berry (Charles Edward Anderson Berry) 1926 - Singer, George C. Scott 1927 - Actor ("Patton," "Taps")
Lee Harvey Oswald 1939 - Accused of assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Martina, Navratilova 1956 - Tennis player, Jean-Claude Van Damme 1960- Actor ("Double Impact," "Hard Target")
1867 - The U.S. took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased of a total of $7 million dollars (2 cents per acre).
1961 - Henri Matiss' "Le Bateau" went on display at New York's Museum of Modern Art. It was discovered 46 days later that the painting had been hanging upside down.
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