Today in History, July 18 (2024)

Hillary Clinton, left, and Tipper Gore share a laugh as they end a shopping trip through the Central Market House in downtown York, Pa., Saturday, July 18, 1992. The pair purchased several large baskets of food for their bus trip across Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Don Johnson, actor of TVþÄôs þÄúMiami ViceþÄù hails a taxi cab during filming of a scene in New York City, July 18, 1985. (AP Photo)

Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic presidential nominee, confers with Colonel Edward M. House, war-time adviser to Woodrow Wilson, at the house summer in Beverly Farms, Mass., July 18,1932. House was one of the early supporters of RooseveltþÄôs presidential candidacy. Roosevelt described the meeting as þÄúJust a Chat.þÄù (AP Photo)

New York Yankees pitcher David Cone is lifted onto the shoulders of his teammates by catcher Joe Girardi, second from left, and second baseman Chuck Knoblauch, second from right, as teammates join in the celebration after Cone threw a perfect game against the Montreal Expos during þÄúYogi Berra DayþÄù Sunday, July 18, 1999, at New YorkþÄôs Yankee Stadium.(AP Photo/LOUIS REQUENA)

President Clinton addresses the National Council of La Raza convention in Miami Monday, July 18, 1994. The council consists of Latino business and community leaders in the U.S. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson)

1990 Miss Black America Rosie Jones poses with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson during opening ceremonies of the Indiana Black Expo in Indianapolis on July 18, 1991. Jones, 27 of Bridgeport, Conn., says that Tyson propositioned her when they appeared together at the opening ceremonies. (AP Photo/Paul Jordan)

Film star, Humphrey Bogart arrives at London Airport, July 18, 1951, from Africa, where he has been filming þÄúAfrican Queen.þÄù (AP Photo)

Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee Clarence Thomas, right, meets with Sen. Herbert Kohl in his Capitol Hill office in Washington, July 18, 1991. (AP Photo/John Duricka)

National guardsmen with bayonets on their rifles, disperse a crowd of African-Americans in Akron, Ohio, July 18, 1968. There have been scattered incidents of rock throwing and looting in the area. (AP Photo)

Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois greets young boys, both nine, Henry Koznbowski and Richard Wenzielewski, as he arrives at Meigs Field, Chicago, Ill., for the Democratic National Convention, July 18, 1952. (AP Photo)

U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt waves as she acknowledges a standing ovation after she addressed the Democratic National Convention at Chicago, Ill., July 18, 1940. The DNC chairman Alben W. Barkley stands behind her. Roosevelt is the first wife of a president to address a national political convention. (AP Photo)

From left to right are: Lt. Col. Frank S. Perego, Canandaigua, N.Y. and Capt. Richard E. Leary, Annapolis, Md., taste their first doughnuts in Normandy, offered by Miss F.L. Reed, Pueblo, Colo., director of the Aero Club on July 18, 1944. (AP Photo)

Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees receives a trophy from movie star Joe E. Brown at the Polo Grounds in New York on July 18, 1936. DiMaggio is presented with the award for Most Valuable Player in the Pacific Coast League for 1935 playing for the San Francisco Seals. (AP Photo)

John Swope, son of Gerard Swope of New York, and Dorothy McGuire, stage and screen actress, were married in Hollywood, Los Angeles on July 18, 1943, in a garden ceremony. Actor James Stewart, left, a captain in the Army Air Forces, acted as best man and Miss Frances Starr, right, actress, was maid of honor. (AP Photo)

Middleweight boxer Rocky Graziano, of Brooklyn, N.Y., with bandage above eye and waving from open car, as he receives a welcome outside New YorkþÄôs Grand Central Terminal, July 18, 1947, on his return from Chicago where he won the middleweight championship bout against Tony Zale. (AP Photo)

Frank Sinatra, left, chats with orchestra leader Guy Lombardo at New YorkþÄôs Waldorf-Astoria July 18, 1946. (AP Photo)

Heavyweight contender Joe Frazier, left, poses with boxing great Joe Louis, center and George Chuvalo, Canadian heavyweight in front of New YorkþÄôs Madison Square Garden, July 18, 1967. Frazier and Chuvalo will meet there on July 19 in a bout that will advance the winner toward claiming the heavyweight title vacated by Cassius clay. (AP Photo)

Tricia Nixon and friends keep their eyes on the ball - a foul one - which went into the stands in the Washington-California American League baseball game in Robert F. Kennedy stadium in Washington, July 18, 1970. In front row of the park, from left: Princess Anne, David Eisenhower, Prince Charles and Tricia. The royal British couple are guests of Tricia and David and his wife Julie. (AP Photo)

Brooklyn DodgersþÄô star Jackie Robinson speaks before the House Un-American Activities committee, July 18, 1949. Robinson said African Americans would fight for this country þÄúagainst Russia or any other enemy.þÄù (AP Photo/William J. Smith)

Olympic torch bearer lights the þÄúLiohnosþÄù, sacred vase, in which the flame will be preserved, in the Public Square, Corfu, July 18, 1948, and wil then be taken to the British frigate HMS Whitesand Bay to be transported to Bari, Italy. The flame is due at Wembley Stadium, in London, for the opening ceremony of the XIV Summer Olympic Games on July 29. (AP Photo)

Tanks support the ground forces against the Communists in the hills. The men keep constant alert for any movement from the other side and are ready to blast them with the big guns, July 18, 1953. (AP Photo)

Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall are shown in a between-scenes huddle with director Herman Shumlin, left, on the set of the new film, þÄúConfidential Agent,þÄù which stars Bacall with Charles Boyer, July 18, 1945. (AP Photo)

Ten-year-old Lynn Glenn appears properly shy on July 18, 1957 as her newly-decorated father, Marine Maj. John H. Glenn Jr., gets a congratulatory kiss from his wife Annie following a Pentagon ceremony honoring him for his record-breaking transcontinental flight. Maj. Glenn, who spanned the United States in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8.1 seconds in an PSU-1 jet, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for the feat. At left is the majorþÄôs son, Dave, 11. (AP Photo/Henry Burroughs)

Closeups of skid marks on bridge on Chappaquiddick Island where Edward KennedyþÄôs car plunged off the bridge on July 18, 1969. (AP Photo)

Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall, nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the U.S. Supreme Court, sits at the witness table before testifying on his fitness for the post before the Senate Judiciary Committee, in Washington, July 18, 1967. (AP Photo)

Robert McNamara, left, U.S. defense secretary, and Gen. Earl Wheeler, chairman of U.S. Joint chiefs of staff, watch a flight launch from the deck of the U.S. carries independence, July 18, 1965. The planes were taking of for an attack on a target in North Viet Nam. Both wear lightweight airmenþÄôs headgear to muffle noise during the launch. (AP Photo)

Jack Warner of Warner BrotherþÄôs studio poses with Bette Davis, left, and Joan Crawford, July 18, 1962. Next week the two start filming þÄúWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?þÄù in which they co-star. Picture is being produced by Robert Aldrich and will be released by Warner. (AP Photo)

PeleþÄôs last international match for Santos of Brazil playing against Yugoslavia on July 18, 1971 in Rio de Janeiro. Pele #10 stands behind the ball. Team members line up for national anthem. Players from left in white shirts are Gerson, Brito, Pele, Everaldo, Vaguinho, Piazza, Ze Maria, Clodoaldo, Zequinha. Final score Brazil 2, Yugoslavia 2. (AP Photo/Matias Rezende/Gervasio Baptista)

Stan Musial completes a throw, July 18, 1956. (AP Photo/Gene Smith)

Rock star Madonna performs before a sold-out audience at night on Saturday, July 18, 1987 in Anaheim Stadium, Calif. Her show in Anaheim is part of a world concert tour called þÄúWhoþÄôs That GirlþÄù. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Country western singer Tammy Wynette performing at Wollman Rink in New York CityþÄôs Central Park, July 18, 1977. (AP Photo)

Retired singer Frank Sinatra leaves a House Crime hearing on July 18, 1978 in Washington after answering questions about alleged Mobster Influences in a New England racetrack of which he was once a Vice President. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)

Jack Nicklaus hits from the rough on the No. 1 fairway before a large gallery of hometown fans during the third round of the PGA championship in Columbus, Ohio, July 18, 1964. Nicklaus, the defending champion, lost two strokes on the first six holes, and was seven strokes off the pace at that point. (AP Photo)

Freed hostage Richard Queen smiles as he holds a bouquet of flowers given him on his arrival, July 18, 1980, at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. To QueenþÄôs left is Sen. Edmund Muskie. (AP Photo/Jeff Taylor)

Accepting his partyþÄôs nomination for a term on July 18, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said only people could þÄúdraft a president. If such a decision should be made upon me. I will, with GodþÄôs help, continue to serve with the best of my ability.þÄù President Roosevelt as he appeared before microphones in the oval room of the White House in Washington on July 18, 1940. (AP Photo)

Ty Cobb, of the Detroit Tigers, poses in the team dug out in Detroit, Mich., in 1925. (AP Photo)

Thirty girls are being trained as assistant examiners under the Air Ministry, jobs which have previously always been held by men. They are mostly girls of good education, with mathematical or previous engineering experience. After completing a twelve week course of intensive training at the Aeronautical College, they are given a two-week additional training under actual production conditions at an aircraft factory where they work alongside men examiners. An Austrian girl, who may be technically an alien, but who is actually pulling her weight in our war effort. She is working a comparator on N.P.L., plug gauges during her training at the aeronautical college, July 18, 1941. This is work that calls for great accuracy, sometimes up to 1/10,000th point of an inch. This girl was formerly a clerk. (AP Photo)

Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan, joined by his running mate George Bush on the podium at the GOP National Convention, Thursday night, July 18, 1980 in Detroit. Also joining them on the podium is former President Gerald Ford. From left are: Gerald Ford; Betty Ford; Nancy Reagan; George Bush and wife Barbara. The scene in back is delegates on the floor of the convention hall. (AP Photo)

British tanks and infantrymen push forward during offensive drive across the Orne River in France on July 18, 1944. (AP Photo)

Althea Gibson, player from Florida A&M College, is shown in action at the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Clay Courts championships in River Forest, Illinois, July 18, 1950. (AP Photo)

Polly Bourne brushes in color on a movie cartoon character in the þÄúrainbow roomþÄù of Terrytoons Studios, New Rochelle, N.Y., on July 18, 1951. The figure is on plastic or clear cellophane like sheets, commonly called þÄúcells.þÄù The þÄúcellþÄù of an individual figure in progressive stages of motion is then placed over a proper background to be photographed with a stop-motion camera. (AP Photo/Bob Wands)

Mary Lou Retton smiles as she answers a question during an interview in New Orleans on July 18, 1990. (AP Photo)

Elizabeth Taylor, left, and Eddie Fisher are shown leaving from Idlewild Airport via an American Airlines Jet for Los Angeles, July 18, 1961, New York. (AP Photo/Modugno)

BritainþÄôs Queen Elizabeth paid a visit to the new building extension of St. Mary?s Hospital for women and children in Plaistow, London on July 18, 1940. The Queen smiles at the enthusiastic crowd which had gathered to see her as she left the hospital of which she is the patron. (AP Photo)

Police artist Otis Rathel compares a photograph of Richard Speck and his sketch of the slayer of eight student nurses in Chicago, July 18, 1966. Rathel sketched the slayer after talking two hours with student nurse, Corazon Amurao, who hid under a bed while her friends were slain. Speck has been charged with murder by Chicago police. (AP Photo/Charles Knoblock)

Willie Mays, center field slugger of the San Francisco Giants, connects with the 3,000th hit of his career a single to left-in second inning against Montreal on July 18, 1970 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Expos catcher John Bateman waits for pitch from teammate Mike Wegener. It never arrived. Umpire is Mel Steiner. Mays received the ball immediately at ceremony on the field. (AP Photo)

Arnold Palmer sports a hat, for him a rare item, on the golf course as he watches flight of his ball after shooting from the rough on No. 2 hole in third round of PGA championship on July 18, 1964 in Columbus, Ohio. Arnie bogeyed the par 4 hole. (AP Photo)

U. S. Marines from part of a cordon advancing towards a suspected North Vietnamese position on the southern edge of the Demilitarized zone in Northern South Vietnam, near Con Thien on July 18, 1968. A number of clashes broke out on July 18 in the same area as patrols continued searching for infiltrating enemy units from the North. (AP Photo)

An afternoon bias-cut midi coat of red wool with blue brown designs, worn with a large dark brown leather belt and a mink coat, presented by the Faraoni fashion house of Rome at the RomeþÄôs Italian 1970 fall-winter high fashion collections, July 18, 1970.(AP Photo/Torrisi)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Edward I. Raith of Newark, N.J., left, sums up feelings about leaving Vietnam as he stands awaiting departure at Da Nang on July 18, 1969, wearing helmet with þÄúgoodbye VietnamþÄù on it and carrying an American flag. He is with 1st battalion of 8th marine regiment that is being redeployed to Okinawa. Other men in photo are unidentified. (AP Photo/Ghislain Bellorget)

A 51-year-old American evangelist Billy Graham addresses at the closing session of the 12th World Baptist Congress-first held in non-Christian nation in Asia-held to TokyoþÄôs Budokan Hall, July 18, 1970. The American religious leader blamed many modern youth for þÄúdeliberatelyþÄù choosing to be rebels against society and god and the mass communications media are also responsible for what is happening to youth people, þÄúthe greatest question facing the world.þÄù (AP Photo/Keiichi Mori)

Ian Stewart (317), center, of Scotland, hits tape to win the 10,000 meters in the Commonwealth Games at Edinburgh, Scotland on July 18, 1970. Victory was an upset as Stewart edged Australian Ron Clarke, right, in the last 100 yards to capture a gold medal. Stewart won in 29 minutes, 11.8 seconds. (AP Photo/Pool)

Father Troy Perry, center, who married Father Robert M. Clement, left and his partner John Noble, right, joke after the wedding at 33 Wooster Street, New York, July 18, 1971. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)

Paul and Linda McCartney, whose album þÄúBand on the RunþÄù is on the top of the charts, ride a motorcycle on a six-week recording and rehearsal visit to þÄúMusic CityþÄù with a news conference in Nashville, Tennessee on July 18, 1974. (AP Photo)

Nadia Comaneci, of Romania, dismounts from the uneven parallel bars during a perfect þÄú10þÄù performance at the Summer Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, July 18, 1976. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis)

Entertainer Danny Kaye, one of the principal owners of the Seattle Mariners, leads youngsters in tossing out baseballs at the opening of the All Star game in Seattle, Tuesday, July 18, 1979. The youngsters were participants in the Hit, Pitch and Run contest. (AP Photo)

Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan gives the þÄúthumbs upþÄù sign at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Thursday, July 18, 1980 site of the Republican National Convention, where he accepted the GOP nomination for President. (AP Photo)

Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter shakes hands with church-goers outside the Plains Baptist Church, Sunday, July 18, 1976 in Plains, Ga. Carter shook hundreds of hands after mass, some of which had waited outside for two hours. (AP Photo)

Carol Channing and Robert Morse clown during a rehearsal of ?Sugar Babies? in New York, July 18, 1977, for the road company production which will open in Dallas on August 11 at the Dallas State Fair. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan gives the þÄúthumbs upþÄù sign at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Thursday, July 18, 1980 site of the Republican National Convention, where he accepted the GOP nomination for President. (AP Photo)

The Rev. Jesse Jackson joins black delegates to the Democratic National Convention at a caucus meeting in San Francisco, July 18, 1984. At left is Rev. Walter Fauntroy, (D-District of Columbia). (AP Photo)

Carl Lewis jumps 28 feet 1 1/4 inches in the rain in his second attempt to take the lead during the final of the Long Jump at the United States Track and Field Olympics trials in Indianapolis, USA around July 18, 1988. (AP Photo/Ton Strattman)

U.S. President George Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush listen to an English translator at the Greek Parliament in Athens, Thursday, July 18, 1991. Bush later addressed the legislators and presented them a replica of AmericaþÄôs Declaration of Independence. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)

Nelson Mandela, left, and his wife Winnie, right, at Cape TownþÄôs airport prior to a flight to Johannesburg in this February 1990 photo, the day after his release from prison.(AP Photo /File, Adil Bradlow)

Sen. Gary Hart waves from the podium as his daughter Andrea, center, and his wife Lee join him following his address to the third session of the Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, July 18, 1984 in San Francisco. (AP Photo)