October 18

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1.	1356	Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.	The Temptations	Shakey Ground	Gold Disc 2
2.	1599	Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia, defeats the Army of Andrew Bathory in the Battle of Şelimbăr, leading to the first recorded unification of the Romanian people.	Naked Raygun	Home of the Brave	All Rise
3.	1648	Boston Shoemakers form first U.S. labor organization.	Envy	Your Shoes and the World to Come	All the Footprints You've Ever Left and the Fear Expecting Ahead
4.	1767	Mason-Dixon line, survey separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.	The Carter Family	My Dixie Darling
5.	1867	United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state asAlaska Day.	The Moutain Goats	Going To Alaska	Taboo VI: the Homecoming
6.	1898	United States takes possession of Puerto Rico.	The 6ths	Puerto Rico Way	Wasps' Nests
7.	1929	Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.	Mirah	Person Person	You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This

(Historical facts about October 18 are from Wikipedia)