On This Day: October 18 — Century Dispatch

She Almost Made It: The "Dawn" Turns Back & Other October 18 Dramas

South Bend news-times (South Bend, Ind.)

1926: America Goes Gaga for a Queen (While Bootleggers Run Wild)

South Bend news-times (South Bend, Ind.)

1906: When Steinway pianos cost $75 and party lines ruled rural Nebraska

The Loup City northwestern (Loup City, Neb.)

October 18, 1896: When Britain Feared Germany (& Americans Raced Home to Vote)

The sun (New York [N.Y.])

Real Estate Boom in Gold Country: What California Land Cost in 1886 (Spoiler: Surprisingly Cheap)

Sacramento daily record-union (Sacramento [Calif.])

October 1876: Democrats Catalog 16 Years of GOP Scandals as America Prepares to Vote

The Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, La.)

When War Heroes Became Office-Seekers: Inside the 1866 Convention That Nearly Broke the Republican Party

White Cloud Kansas chief (White Cloud, Kan.)

When Churches Refused to Thank God for Winning the Civil War

Chicago tribune (Chicago, Ill.)

A Wounded Soldier's Letter Home: How Civilians Saved Lives When the Government Couldn't (1864)

Worcester daily spy (Worcester [Mass.])

How J.E.B. Stuart Humiliated the Union—and Why It Didn't Matter (October 1862)

Springfield weekly Republican (Springfield, Mass.)

Frontier Medicine & Land Deals: What Davenport's Bustling 1856 Marketplace Reveals About Pre-War Iowa

Daily Iowa State Democrat (Davenport, Iowa)

"I Love You Better Than Heaven": The Scandalous Love Letters That Shocked Richmond in 1846

The New York herald (New York [N.Y.])

26 Hours from Baltimore to North Carolina: Inside the Transportation Boom That Preceded America's First Financial Crash

Daily national intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])