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October 18th in history

October 18th




1957: Paul McCartney makes his debut with John Lennon's Quarrymen at a Conservative Club social held at the New Clubmoor Hall in the Norris Green section of Liverpool.



1954: The world's first commercially produced transistor radio, the Regency TR-1, is announced. It has four transistors and one diode and costs $49.95


October 18th
1826 Britain's last state lottery was held, prior to the launch of the National Lottery in 1994.

1851 Herman Melville's book Moby-Dick was first published as 'The Whale' by Richard Bentley of London
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bookerdana · M
Melville was more popular in the uk than the US