Uncyclopedia:Anniversaries/July 18

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July 18: Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride Day

• 1835 - Bobwire is invented by Bob "Two-thumbs" McGinty.
• 1863 - American Civil War: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, and Morgan Freeman charge a Confederate fort in what is commonly agreed to be one of the most passionate scenes in cinema history.
• 1879 - Oscar Wilde obtains the cane he becomes known for posing with during a contest of wit with a man owning a cane.
• 1883 - Jimmy the Cowboy is born in what is believed to be Kentucky.
• 1971 - Hunter S. Thompson has a rather nasty trip. Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride Day established in honor of this occasion.
• 1990 - Interruptions continued to occur in all aspects of daily business as people repeatedly were urged to "stop" during the period known as "Hammer Time".