On this day
Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
H R Foshay, ex-postmaster and clerk, sentenced for stealing from registered lr, Mamaroneck, N Y
Mrs A J Aiken says she refused to join Women's Organization for Natl Prohibition Reform, being a "dry,"
MINEOLA, L.I., July 18. -- Brought out bit by bit from the lips of a score of reluctant policemen, a sordid recital of third-degree methods was unfolded this afternoon and tonight at the John Doe inquiry here into the death of Hyman Stark, 20-year-old suspect in the beating of a detective's mother, after he had been questioned for eight hours in the Nassau County Police Headquarters last Friday.
U S treaty with Canada signed; hailed by Hoover in statement; text of statement
1932Buster Benton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1996)[†]
Arley "Buster" Benton was an American blues guitarist and singer. He played guitar in Willie Dixon's Blues All-Stars and is best known for his solo rendition of Dixon's song "Spider in My Stew." Benton was tenacious, and despite the amputation of parts of both legs in the latter part of his lengthy career, he never stopped playing his own version of Chicago blues.
1932Jan Lindblad, Swedish biologist and photographer (died 1987)[†]
Jan Victor Armas Lindblad was a Swedish naturalist, writer, photographer, film maker, and whistling artist who imitated animals.
1932Szilárd Keresztes, Hungarian Greek Catholic bishop (died 2025)[†]
Szilárd Keresztes was a Hungarian Greek Catholic bishop. He was Bishop of Hajdúdorog and apostolic administrator of the Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc from 1975 to 2008.