August 18 in A.A. History

In 1938, the second meeting of the Alcoholic Foundation Board took place in the office of A. LeRoy Chipman [left] at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. During this meeting, the board decided to transfer the remaining $2,150 [~$49,000 in 2025] from the fund established by Rockefeller to the Alcoholic Foundation to support A.A. efforts in Akron. Additionally, they agreed to provide Dr. Bob S. [right] with $200 [~$4,600 in 2025] per month from September 1938 to April 1939.

Today in A.A. History—August 18–21

In 1988, around 5,000 people attended the 1st Canadian National Alcoholics Anonymous Convention at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia [right: aerial view from the east, c. early 1980s]. In 2014, the facility was renamed the Scotiabank Centre.