Lanka Sama Samaja Party Founded in Ceylon, December 18, 1935
The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon. Date: December 18, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)
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World War II Battle of the Heligoland Bight Begins December 18, 1939
World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place. Date: December 18, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Supreme Court Upholds Japanese American Incarceration in Korematsu v. United States, December 18, 1944
The Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Korematsu v. United States supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 which cleared the way for the incarceration of nearly all 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, born and raised in the United States. Date: December 18, 1944 Read more on…
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XX Bomber Command Bombs Hankow Supply Base, December 18, 1944
World War II: XX Bomber Command responds to the Japanese Operation Ichi-Go offensive by dropping five hundred tons of incendiary bombs on a supply base in Hankow, China. Date: December 18, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
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F5 Tornado Destroys Sunfield, Illinois, December 18, 1957
A violent F5 tornado wipes out the entire community of Sunfield, Illinois. Date: December 18, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Project SCORE Launches, World’s First Communications Satellite, December 18, 1958
Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched. Date: December 18, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Epimetheus Discovered by Richard Walker, December 18, 1966
Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker. Date: December 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Nixon Announces Operation Linebacker II Christmas Bombings, December 18, 1972
Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th. Date: December 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1972…
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Soyuz 13 Launches from Baikonur with Lebedev and Klimuk, December 18, 1973
Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union. Date: December 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
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SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 Crashes Near Madeira Airport, 36 Killed, December 18, 1977
SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 crashes near Madeira Airport in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, killing 36. Date: December 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
