Sunday, January 18, 2026

History for January 18

History for January 18 - On-This-Day.com 
Daniel Webster 1782 - American politician, Secretary of State under three presidents
  • 1896 - The x-ray machine was exhibited for the first time.
  • 1911 - For the first time an aircraft landed on a ship. Pilot Eugene B. Ely flew onto the deck of the USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco harbor.
  • 1964 - The plans for the original World Trade Center in New York were unveiled to the public.
  • 1975 - "The Jeffersons" debuted on CBS-TV.
  • 1990 - In an FBI sting, Washington, DC, Mayor Marion Barry was arrested for drug possession. He was later convicted of a misdemeanor.
  • 1993 - The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was observed in all 50 U.S. states for the first time.

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