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On This Day in History July 18 Highlights
Key events include Rome's Great Fire in AD 64, secret ballots in Britain since 1872, Ty Cobb's 4,000th hit in 1927, Franco's war start in 1936, Tojo's removal in 1944, Chappaquiddick in 1969, San Ysidro shooting in 1984, and notable birthdays such as Nelson Mandela and John Glenn.
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Rome
Britain
Ty Cobb
Francisco Franco
Spanish North Africa
Hideki Tojo
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
McDonald’s
San Ysidro
Calif
Hume Cronyn
Nelson Mandela
John Glenn
D-Ohio
Dick Button
Dion DiMucci
James Brolin
Martha Reeves
Ricky Skaggs
Audrey Landers
Elizabeth McGovern
John Hermann
Widespread Panic
Jack Irons
Pearl Jam
Jason Weaver