October 18 in history: USA takes Alaska from Russia, and more!

 | Updated: Oct 18, 2020, 12:44 PM IST

Know what happened today...years ago!

1867

The United States takes possession of Alaska from Russia

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WWII: Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia

WWII: Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia

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1954

Texas Instruments launches world's first Transistor radio

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1967

USSR's Venera 4 becomes First Probe to Enter Atmosphere of Another Planet

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2007

Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan after 8 years of exile

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