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The Hardest Day / Weather Map / Nineteenth Amendment

On This Day (August 18): Your quick daily trip back in time.

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Fatih Taskiran
August 18, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

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Good morning. It's Monday, Aug. 18, and we're discovering the largest air battles ever known as "The Hardest Day", the 19th Amendment was ratified by one vote, the first televised weather map, and much more.

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🚀 Time Machine

-1737

The Louvre's Salon de Paris art exhibition is open to the public for the first time.

-1838

-1919

The Anti-Cigarette League of America was formed in Chicago, Illinois.

-1920

After reading a letter from his mom, state representative Harry T. Burn (24) votes to ratify Tennessee's and the nation's 19th Amendment, allowing women to vote.

-1926

The first televised weather map was for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

-1940

During the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe lost approximately 69 aircraft and the RAF 68 in one of the largest air battles ever known as "The Hardest Day".

-1940

Mikhail Gorbachev was placed under house arrest during a coup by high-ranking officials from his own government, military, and police.

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📷 Snapshot

Woman with a gas-resistant stroller, England, 1938

💬 Final Words

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