November 18 in History
What happened on November 18 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on november 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 november 18 in history.
?>2003
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules the state’s ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional; the legislature fails to act within the mandated 180 days, and on May 17, 2004, Massachusetts becomes the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
2002
UN weapons inspectors under Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
1993
Twenty-one political parties approve a new constitution for South Africa that expands voter rights and ends the rule of the country’s white minority.
1991
The Croatian city of Vukovar surrenders to Yugoslav People’s Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces after an 87-day siege.
1984
The Soviet Union helps deliver American wheat during the Ethiopian famine.
1983
Argentina announces its ability to produce enriched uranium for nuclear weapons.
1978
Peoples Temple cult leader Jim Jones leads his followers to a mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, hours after cult member killed Congressman Leo J. Ryan of California.
1968
Soviets recover the Zond 6 spacecraft after a flight around the moon.
1950
The Bureau of Mines discloses its first production of oil from coal in practical amounts.
1949
The U.S. Air Force grounds B-29s after two crashes and 23 deaths in three days.
1943
RAF bombs Berlin, using 440 aircraft and losing nine of those and 53 air crew members; damage to the German capital is light, with 131 dead.
1939
The Irish Republican Army explodes three bombs in Piccadilly Circus.
1936
The main span of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is joined.
1928
Mickey mouse makes his film debut in Steamboat Willie, the first animated talking picture.
1921
New York City considers varying work hours to avoid long traffic jams.
1912
Cholera breaks out in Constantinople, in the Ottoman Empire.
1906
Anarchists bomb St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
1905
The Norwegian Parliament elects Prince Charles of Denmark to be the next King of Norway. Prince Charles takes the name Haakon VII.
1901
The second Hay-Pauncefote Treaty is signed. The United States is given extensive rights by Britain for building and operating a canal through Central America.
1865
Mark Twain’s first story 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' is published in the New York Saturday Press.
1861
The first provisional meeting of the Confederate Congress is held in Richmond, Virginia.
1626
St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome is officially dedicated.
1477
William Claxton publishes the first dated book printed in England. It is a translation from the French of The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosopers by Earl Rivers.