United Airlines Flight 2860 crashes near Kaysville, Utah, killing all three crew members on board. Date: December 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)

First flight of the Russian heavy strategic bomber Tu-160, the world's largest combat aircraft, largest supersonic aircraft and largest variable-sweep wing aircraft built. Date: December 18, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes in Jamba, Cuando, Angola, killing 141 people. Date: December 18, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT. Date: December 18, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

California gubernatorial recall: Then Governor of California Gray Davis announces that the state would face a record budget deficit of $35 billion, roughly double the figure reported during his reelection campaign one month earlier. Date: December 18, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in…

The Chadian Civil War begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an attack in Adré. Date: December 18, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections. Date: December 18, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first of a series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced. Date: December 18, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kellingley Colliery, the last deep coal mine in Great Britain, closes. Date: December 18, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)

Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501, derailed near DuPont, Washington, a city in United States near Olympia, Washington killing six people, and injuring 70 others. Date: December 18, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)