On August 18, 1992, celebrated Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird retires.

Tay Road Bridge: A Historic Engineering Marvel Linking Fife and Dundee Opens in 1966

A dramatic battle in the Tennessee House of Representatives ends with the state ratifying the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution on August 18, 1920.

Historic Belle Isle Aquarium: America’s Oldest Continuously Running Aquarium Celebrates Its Legacy

Early Rainmaking Experiments in Texas: Government's Bold Attempt Amid Drought Fails Miserably

Canada's First Patent: A Historical Journey from 1791 to Modern Innovation

Discovery of Helium: Unveiling the Sun's Secrets After Over 30 Years of Mystery

John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony in present-day North Carolina, returns from a supply trip to England to find the settlement completely deserted.

Virginia Dare, the first person of English parents born in the USA, began her life on this day. And then she disappeared – along with her fellow 107 colonists.