China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146 crashes near Chongqing Baishiyi Airport, killing all 98 passengers and 10 crew members. Date: January 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)

Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting. Date: January 18, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 US states. Date: January 18, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Sierra Leone Civil War is declared over. Date: January 18, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)

A bushfire kills four people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia. Date: January 18, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France Date: January 18, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people and Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Cyclone Kyrill causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Date: January 18, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on…

The Euphronios Krater is unveiled in Rome after being returned to Italy by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Date: January 18, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

More than 115,000 websites engage in an online protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act in the US.[citation needed] The websites involved viewed the laws as infringing on the right to free speech and many of them temporarily shut down in protest. Date: January 18, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia…

A bus catches fire on the Samara–Shymkent road in Yrgyz District, Aktobe, Kazakhstan. The fire kills 52 passengers, with three passengers and two drivers escaping. Date: January 18, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)