February 18, 1688 - A group composed of whites become the first to issue a formal complaint against slavery and its trade. Quakers and Mennonites met in Germantown, Pennsylvania, to write the "Germantown Protest".

February 18, 1841 - The U.S. Senate began to experience the first continuous filibuster, which did not end until March 11th.

February 18, 1865 - Confederate troops abandon Charleston, South Carolina during the Civil War as Union troops approach Fort Sumter.
 

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February 18, 1885 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain, is published.

February 18, 1908 - Postage stamps were sold for the first time in the United States, sold for a penny.

February 18, 1930 - Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.

February 18, 1931 - Toni Morrison, winner of a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize, is born.

 

"Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country." - Sinclair Lewis