What Happened on this Date In History – July 18th
1917 — British Royal family takes the name “Windsor”
1941 – Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak ends
1945 – First meeting between FDR, Stalin, and Churchill at Potsdam Conference.
1948 – Republic of Korea founded
1954 – Construction begins on Disneyland
1955 – Disneyland opens in Anaheim, CA
1980 – Ronald Reagan accepts Republican nomination for President