Today in History for July 18th

Highlights of this day in history: The Spanish Civil War begins; Sen. Ted Kennedy's passenger dies when he drives his car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island; South Africa's Nelson Mandela and...

Today in HistoryToday in History for Wednesday, June 18thToday in History for Wednesday, June 18thThe Associated PressHighlights of this day in history: Churchill rallies Britain in World War II;...

TodayInHistoryToday in History for July 13thToday in History for July 13thThe Associated PressHighlights of this day in history: Live Aid concerts held in London and Philadelphia; A French...

TodayInHistoryToday in History for July 12thToday in History for July 12thThe Associated PressHighlights of this day in history: Julius Caesar born; Walter Mondale taps Geraldine Ferraro as the...

TodayInHistoryToday in History for July 10thToday in History for July 10thThe Associated PressHighlights of this day in history: Start of World War II's Battle of Britain; Telstar satellite...

TodayInHistoryToday in History for July 15thToday in History for July 15thThe Associated PressHighlights of this day in history: President Richard Nixon announces his breakthrough trip to China;...

TodayInHistoryToday in History for July 14thToday in History for July 14thThe Associated PressHighlights of this day in history: Bastille prison stormed during the French Revolution; Outlaw...

Highlights of this day in history: Churchill rallies Britain in World War II; Napoleon beaten at Battle of Waterloo; Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic; Sally Ride becomes America's first woman...

Highlights of this day in history: Aleksei Leonov conducts the first spacewalk; India's Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to prison; Terri Schiavo's feeding tube removed; Musician John Phillips of 'The...

Highlights of this day in history: Fugitive Slave Act passed; First letters sent in anthrax scare; Heiress Patricia Hearst captured; U.N. chief Dag Hammarskjold dies in plane crash; Actress Greta...