A bit of August 18th history… 293 BC - The oldest known Roman...
A bit of August 18th history…
293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded, starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica (Grape Harvest Festival)
1587 - Virginia Dare becomes 1st child born on American soil to English parents (pictured)
1909 - Mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, presents Washington DC with 2000 cherry trees
1940 - Air battle known as “The Hardest Day” occurs; Luftwaffe lose approximately 69 aircraft and RAF lose 68 in one of the largest air battles
1976 - Korean Axe Murder Incident: 2 US soldiers tasked with cutting down a poplar tree blocking the view of the UN observers are killed by North Koreans in the Korean Demilitarized Zone
2019 - US President Trump confirms he is interested in buying Greenland for the US
A bit of August 18th history… 293 BC - The oldest known Roman...