Birthdays on October 18, 2010==
Chuck Berry, 84
Pam Dawber, 59
Zac Efron, 23
Mike Ditka, 71
Wynton Marsalis, 49
Jean-Claude Van Damme, 50
1954 – Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio.
1767 – Mason-Dixon line, survey separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.
1867 – United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
1898 – United States takes possession of Puerto Rico.
1925 – The Grand Ole Opry opens in Nashville, Tennessee.
1929 – Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.