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Famous Birthdays
- 1980: Kristen Bell - Veronica Mars
- 1967: Vin Diesel - Saving Private Ryan
- 1954: Ricky Skaggs - Country Singer
- 1940: Joe Torre - Baseball Manager
- 1921: John Glenn - NASA Astronaut
- 1918: Nelson Mandela - South African Leader
Famous Deaths
- 2005: William Westmoreland - American General
- 1937: Julian Bell - Poet
Top Box Office Movies
- 2008: The Dark Knight - Health Ledger
- 2007: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Daniel Radcliffe
- 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Chest - Johnny Depp
- 2005: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Johnny Depp
- 2004: I, Robot - Will Smith
- 1998: Lethal Weapon 4 - Danny Gloverhttp://www.the-numbers.com
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The 2000s
- 2003: British Intelligence weapon expert in Iraq, David Kelly is found dead. His death was ruled a suicide.
The 1990s
- 1999: David Cone of the New York Yankees pitched the 14th perfect game in modern MLB history.
- 1998: 3,000 people are killed after a Tsunami hits the coast of Papua New Guinea.
The 1960s
- 1969: Ted Kennedy, crashed off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island near Martha's Vineyard. His passenger, 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, died.
The 1500s
July 18 Historical Information
- Wikipedia: Today in History Entry
- Library of Congress: Today in American History
- The New York Times: Today in History News Archive
- BBC: Today in British History
- CBC: Today in Canadian History
- History.com: Today in History
July 18 in Sports
- TodayinSport: Today in Sports History
- National Pastime: Today in Baseball History
- FamousFoto.com: Today in Hockey History
July 18 2009 Top Social Stories
- Mahalo Answers: Who was the worst U.S. President? (128 Views)
- Reddit: California Councilman emails racist Obama Jokes among his staff... (1073 Points)
- Digg: Greatest Shirt Ever? Three Keyboard Cat Moon (2252 Diggs)
- Fark: Pennsylvania announces it has frozen all state employee paychecks (8535 Clicks)
- VideoSift: Pat Buchanan Can't Hide His Racism Anymore (45,409 Views)
July 18 Moment of Zen
- 2000: A flock of sheep eat grass.
- 2001: Cheney explains that there are ways to conserve energy and still maintain...
- 2002: An Australian tourist reaches out his hand to put on the nose of a great white shark.
- 2006: President Bush tries to give German Chancellor Angela Merkel a neck rub and she grimaces
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