The town of Elmore City, Oklahoma holds its first dance in the town's history. Date: April 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency. Date: April 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)

In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)

The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Israeli military commits the Qana massacre in a deliberate shelling of a United Nations compound near the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, killing 106 Lebanese civilians who were taking shelter there and wounding over 100 more. Date: April 18, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events…

Anti-government protests start in Nicaragua. Date: April 18, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)

King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini. Date: April 18, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)

A redacted version of the Mueller report is released to the United States Congress and the public. Date: April 18, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Date: April 17, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this…

The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day. Date: April 17, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)