Historical

1881: After two circus companies merged, the Barnum & Bailey Circus, dubbed The Greatest Show on Earth, debuted at Madison Square Garden in New York City Historical Date: March 18.
1900: Tensions that would eventually spark the Russo-Japanese War are raised as Japan successfully thwarts Russia’s plan to build a naval base in Korea’s Port of Masampo.
1911: To guard against hail damage to grain harvests, North Dakota enacts legislation requiring hail insurance.
1922 saw the launch of Charlotte, North Carolina’s WBT-AM radio station Historical Date: March 18.
The first Schick electric shavers were sold in the United States in 1931.
1937: 294 people are killed in a terrible natural gas explosion at the New London School in Texas.
Richard, Maurice “Rocket,” of the Historical Date: March 18