October 18 in History October 18th is… International Legging Day Chocolate Cupcake Day National Exascale Day National No Beard Day 1386 – The University of Heidelberg opened. 1851 – Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick was first published as ‘The Whale.’ 1867 – “Seward’s Folly” United States took possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. 1898 […]