Monday, December 2, 2024 (Week 49)

January 18 in History

What happened on January 18 in history?

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on january 18 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on january 18 in history.

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1991
Iraq starts firing Scud missiles at Israeli cities.
1978
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) isolate the cause of Legionnaire's disease.
1964
Plans are disclosed for the World Trade Center in New York.
1962
The United States begins spraying foliage with herbicides in South Vietnam, in order to reveal the whereabouts of Vietcong guerrillas.
1948
Gandhi breaks a 121-hour fast after halting Muslim-Hindu riots.
1945
The German Army launches its second attempt to relieve the besieged city of Budapest from the advancing Red Army.
1942
General MacArthur repels the Japanese in Bataan. The United States takes the lead in the Far East war criminal trials.
1916
The Russians force the Turkish 3rd Army back to Erzurum.
1910
Aviator Eugene Ely performs his first successful take off and landing from a ship in San Francisco.
1902
The Isthmus Canal Commission in Washington shifts its support from Nicaragua to Panama as a favored canal site.
1862
John Tyler, former president of the U.S., is buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.
1836
Jim Bowie arrives at the Alamo to assist its Texas defenders.
1778
Captain James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands, naming them the 'Sandwich Islands' after the First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Sandwich.
1701
Frederick III, the elector of Brandenburg, becomes king of Prussia.
1486
Henry VII marries Elizabeth of York.