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- 1519 Hernán Cortés leaves Cuba for the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico with 11 ships and 500 men
- 1678 John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published in London, by Nathaniel Ponder
- 1885 Mark Twain publishes the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the US
Feb 18 in Film & TV
- 1952 4th Emmy Awards: first time awards presented based on nationwide basis, "The Red Skelton Show", Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca win
Feb 18 in Music
- 1735 1st opera performed in America, "Flora", in Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 18 in Sport
- 1981 20-year-old Edmonton center Wayne Gretzky becomes first player in NHL history to score 5 career hat-tricks before age 21; scores 5 goals and 2 assists in 9-2 Oilers' home win against St. Louis
Fun Fact About February 18
Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
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