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October 18: Alaska, Puerto Rico, Automatic Toaster

October 18: Alaska, Puerto Rico, Automatic Toaster

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History's headlines from today, October 18th, before.


1648: Boston shoomakers and coopers unionize

1867: US buys Alaska

1898: US troops raise American flag in Puerto Rico

1921: Charles Strite receives pop-up automatic toaster patent

1922: BBC forms


Birthdays

1926: Chuck Berry (singer, guitarist)

1939: Mike Ditka (NFL coach)

1961: Wynton Marsalis (jazz musician)

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