Event:
Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Governor of Bangkok, calls for 1.2 million sandbags in an effort to protect Thai's capital from encroaching floods
More Notable Events on October 18:
1969 Federal government bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners
1968 Circus Circus opens in Las Vegas
1890 John Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds
1867 U.S. takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia
1648 1st U.S. labor organization forms, Boston Shoemakers
