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What happened on March 18 Please support our Sponsors - They help us keep this site Alive! 0037 The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Caligula emperor. 0978 England's King Edward is assassinated at Corfe Castle in Dorset at age 15 in a conspiracy engineered by his stepmother Elfthryth, who wants the crown for her son of 10 1167 Battle of El-Babein, Egypt: Franks under Amalrik vs Syrians 1190 Crusaders kill 57 Jews in Bury St Edmonds England 1229 Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor declares himself King of Jerusalem during the Sixth Crusade. 1229 German emperor Frederick II crowns himself king of Jerusalem 1241 Krakw is ravaged by Mongols. 1314 Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar is burned at the stake. 1509 Emperor Maximilian I names Margaretha land guardians of Netherlands 1532 English parliament bans payments by English church to Rome 1541 Hernan de Soto observes first recorded flood in America (Mississippi River) 1543 de Soto observes first recorded flood in America (Mississippi River) 1583 Dutch States General & Anjou sign treaty 1608 Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia 1662 The first buses, eight-seater vehicles known as "carrosses a cinq solz", run in Paris. 1673 John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to some Friends (Quakers). 1673 Lord Berkley sells his half of New Jersey to the Quakers 1745 Death of Sir Robert Walpole, British Whig statesman and prime minister for a record 21 years 1754 Duke of Newcastle becomes English premier 1766 After four months of organized American protests, the British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, a taxation measure enacted to raise revenues for a standing British army in America 1773 Oliver Goldsmith' "She Stoops to Conquer", premieres in London 1793 2nd Battle at Neerwinden: Austria army beats France 1793 The first republican state in Germany, the Republic of Mainz, is declared by Andreas Joseph Hofmann. 1807 British forces occupy Alexandria but are able to hold it for only 6 months before the Turks force their evacuation 1810 "Converse", first US opera, premieres in New York 1813 David Melville, Newport RI, patents apparatus for making coal gas 1818 Congress approves first pensions for government service 1834 First railroad tunnel in US completed, in Pennsylvania (275 meter long) 1834 In Dorset, England, six labourers, dubbed the Tolpuddle Martyrs, are sentenced to seven years banishment to Australian penal colony for forming a trade union 1847 First Dutch public telegram 1850 American Express is founded by Henry Wells & William Fargo. 1858 Dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns 1859 Vera Cruz besieged by Miramón (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform 1864 Dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240 1865 Battle of Wilson's raid to Selma AL 1865 Congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time 1871 Communards revolt in Paris France 1871 Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic Adolphe Thiers orders evacuation of Paris. 1874 Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights. 1877 President Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Washington DC 1890 First US state naval militia organized (Massachusetts) 1890 Kaiser Wilhelm forces Bismarck to resign as prime minister 1891 Britain is linked to the continent by Telephone 1892 Lord Stanley proposes silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup) 1893 Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best ice hockey team in Canada; originally presented to amateur champions, the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the top pro team since 1910, and since 1926, only to National Hockey League teams. 1895 200 blacks leave Savannah GA for Liberia 1899 Phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering 1902 Enrico Caruso becomes first well-known performer to make a record 1906 Traian Vuia flies a self-propelled heavier-than-air aircraft. 1909 Einar Dessau of Denmark makes first ham broadcast 1909 Einar Dessau uses a short-wave radio transmitter, becoming the first radio broadcaster. 1910 US magician Harry Houdini completes three controlled flights in a Voisin boxkite biplane at Digger's Rest, Victoria, the first controlled flight in a powered aircraft in Australia. mar181913 - Greece's King George I is assassinated in Salonika 1911 North Dakota enacts a hail insurance law 1913 King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki. 1914 Fourteen suffragettes are arrested and fined in Perth for wearing unsheathed hatpins (which they were said to have used as weapons). 1914 White Wolf gang beats government army in Jingdezhen China 1915 Failed British attack in Dardanelles (The plan was supported by Winston Churchill) 1915 French battleship Bouvet explodes, 640 killed 1915 Turkey's Canakkale (Trojan) Sea Victory against allied powers(USA, Australia, England, Italy) during First World War 1915 World War I: Massive naval attack in Battle of Gallipoli. Three battleships are sunk during a failed British & French naval attack on the Dardanelles. 1918 Socialist Youth AJC organizes in Amsterdam 1919 Order of DeMolay is established in Kansas City 1920 Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar 1921 Steamer "Hong Kong" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000 1921 The second Peace of Riga between Poland and Soviet Union. 1922 British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K Gandhi to 6 years for disobedience 1922 In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience. He would serve only 2 years. 1922 The first public celebration of Bat mitzvah, for the daughter of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, is held in New York City. 1925 The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people. 1925 The worst tornado in U.S. history passes through eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing 695 people, injuring some 13,000 people, and causing seventeen million dollars in property damage. Known as the "Tri-State Tornado 1931 Juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain 1931 The first electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick) 1937 Gas explosion in school in New London TX; 296 die 1937 Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces hand Italian forces a grave defeat at the Battle of Guadalajara. 1937 The New London School explosion kills three hundred, mostly children. 1938 Mexico nationalizes all foreign-owned oil properties within its borders. 1938 President Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US & British oil companies 1940 In the Brenner Pass in the Alps, Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany, and Benito Mussolini, leader of Fascist Italy, meet to discuss Italy’s imminent entrance into World War II in an alliance with Germany 1940 World War II: Axis Powers - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom. 1942 2 black players, Jackie Robinson & Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out 1942 Illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters 1942 Visitor posting - Hettie Alberta Moore Gillikin Guidry was born - USA 1943 Red Army evacuates Belgorod 1943 S.S. James Oglethorpe (US) & S.S. Terkolei (Netherlands), torpedoed & sunk 1944 2,500 women trample guards & floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago IL department store 1944 Nazi Germany occupies Hungary 1944 The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy kills 26 and causes thousands to flee their homes. 1945 1,250 US bombers attacks Berlin 1945 US Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu 1945 World War II: 1,250 American bombers attack Berlin. 1948 France & Great Britain & Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels 1948 Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting 1949 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ratified 1952 Communist offensive in Korea 1952 First plastic lens for cataract patients fitted (Philadelphia) 1953 An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing 250. 1953 Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die 1955 I Hatojama recognized as premier of Japan 1959 American President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law allowing for Hawaiian statehood, which would become official on August 21. 1959 Visitor posting - Cynthia Lee was born in Vancouver, Canada 1960 UK hist Last steam locomotive of British Railways named 1961 Poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced 1962 Algerian War ends after 7½ years of fighting (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees 1962 The Evian Accords puts an end to the Algerian War of Independence, which began in 1954. 1965 Egypt's exiled King Farouk dies in Rome. 1965 Number one hit on UK music charts - The Rolling Stones - The Last Time 1965 Rolling Stones fined £5 each for public urination 1965 USSR launches Voshkod 2; Alexei Leonov makes first spacewalk (20 minutes) 1966 General Suharto forms government in Indonesia 1966 Scott Paper begins selling paper dresses for $1 1967 Beatles' "Penny Lane", single goes #1 1967 Oil tanker Torrey Canyon hits a rock off the Isles of Scilly Cornwall UK & spills oil 1967 Supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast. 1968 Congress repeals requirement for a gold reserve 1968 Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. 1970 Cambodia military coup under General Lon Nol, prince Sihanuk flees 1970 Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. 1970 Mail service paralyzed by first major postal strike 1971 200 die in landslide into Lake Yanahuani, Chungar Peru 1971 A landslide at Chungar, Peru crashes into Lake Yanahuani killing 200. 1974 Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US 1974 Oil embargo crisis: Most OPEC nations end a five-month oil embargo against the United States, Europe and Japan. 1975 Kurds end fight against Iraqi army 1977 Clash releases their first recording "White Riot" 1977 In the Congo, President Marien Ngouabi is assassinated. 1977 US restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, N Korea & Cambodia 1977 Vietnam hands over MIA to US 1978 250,000 attend rock concert California Jam II in Ontario CA 1978 Pakistani former premier Ali Bhutto sentenced to death 1979 Battles between Kurds & Iranians break in Sananday Iran 1980 Vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50 1981 Number one hit on UK music charts - Roxy Music - Jealous Guy 1982 Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident 1982 UK hist Argentinians raised flag in South Georgia 1985 Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC 1985 UK hist First episode of Neighbours in Australia 1986 Treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money 1987 Gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica & Matthew) 1989 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth 1989 California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios 1989 In Egypt, a 4,400-year-old mummy is found in the Pyramid of Cheops. 1990 32-day lockout by baseball owners ends 1990 A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch 1990 In a step towards the unification of Germany, the Conservative alliance wins the East German parliamentary elections with 48 per cent of vote. 1990 In largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $300 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. 1991 Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell 1991 Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round 1991 More than 70,000 people mass in the streets of several east German cities demanding an end to economic woes. 1992 Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1992 Visitor posting - On this date Candice Kaylor was born in Big Stone Gap,VA -USA 1992 Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion 1992 Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury 1993 Amsterdam stock exchange hits record ƒ12.2 billion 1993 Eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in NYC 1993 Visitor posting - Jasmine Charisse was born 1994 South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police 1994 Zsa Zsa Gabor files for bankruptcy 1995 STS 67 (Endeavour 8) lands after 16½ days 1995 Spanish princess Elena (31) weds Jaime de Marichalar y Saenez Tejada 1996 Visitor posting - March 18 1996 Galen Bias LA is born. 1997 Russian AN-24 plane crashes in Turkey, 50 die 1997 The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en-route to Turkey causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 on board and leading to the grounding of all An-24s. 2003 British Sign Language is recognised as an official British language. 2003 FBI agents raid the corporate headquarters of HealthSouth Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama on suspicion of massive corporate fraud led by the company's top executives. 2003 US enters war in Iraq. About $1 billion was taken from Iraq's Central Bank by Saddam Hussein and his family, just hours before the United States began bombing Iraq, biggest bank robbery in history. [1] 2005 Terri Schiavo's feeding tube is removed at the request of her husband, fueling a worldwide debate on euthanasia. 2005 The first-ever Muslim Friday prayer led by a woman in a mixed-gender congregation is held in New York City, marking a break with a 1426-year Islamic tradition. 2006 Michael and Michelle Gage were married 2010 You knew him as Davy Crocket and later Daniel Boone. 1950's TV legend, Fess Parker, died Mar 18, 2010 at the age of 85. 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