October 18 - Happy birthday!

Famous people with your birthday
* Carly Schroeder, actress
* Chuck Berry, singer
* Dawn Wells, actress
* Erin Moran, actress
* Freja Beha Erichsen, model
* George C Scott, actor
* Isabel Briggs Myers, psychologist
* Jean Claude Van Damme, actor
* Laura Nyro, singer
* Martina Navratilova, tennis player
* Mike Ditka, football player
* Ne-Yo, singer
* Ntozake Shange, writer
* Pam Dawber, actress
* Peter Boyle, actor
* Pius II, Pope
* Terry McMillan, writer
* Tyler Posey, actor
* Wendy Wasserstein, writer
* Wynton Marsalis, musician
* Zac Efron, actor

This day in history
* 1648 - Boston Shoemakers form first US labor organization
* 1775 - Poet Phillis Wheatley freed from slavery
* 1867 - United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million
* 1892 - The First long distance phone call in the United States between Chicago and New York.
* 1898 - United States takes possession of Puerto Rico
* 1908 - Belgium annexes the Congo Free State
* 1925 - The Grand Ole Opry opens in Nashville, Tennessee
* 1922 - The BBC is founded
* 1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
* 1954 - Texas Instruments reveals the first Transistor radio

Holidays and interesting facts
* Alaska Day
* Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist

Make the day meaningful Brought to you by So what can I do?
* Remember Phillis Wheatley and help free others from slavery.
* Honor Canadian women by cherishing all women.
* Support unions like the Boston Shoemakers and choose union-made goods.