OCTOBER 18 - 1648 – Boston Shoemakers form first American labor organization. 1851 – Herman Melvilles Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London. 1867 – United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day. 1954 – Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio. 1968 – The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving a Black Power salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City games.
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