Today in History for 18th September 2018: Historical Events 1914 – Battle of Aisne ends with Germans beating French during WW I 1939 – Polish government of Moscicki flees to Romania 1949 – Baseball major league record 4 grand slams hit 1956 – Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 HRs in a seaon 1980 …
Today in History for 18th August 2018: Historical Events 1835 – Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago 1945 – Scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off 1956 – Cincinnati Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 HRs in a 9 inning game 1957 – …
18th Global Ophthalmology, Optometry and Glaucoma Conference – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-10-18 09:00:00 in United States 18th Global Ophthalmology, Optometry and Glaucoma Conference (Glaucoma 2018), which is going to be to be held during October 18-19, 2018 at Helsinki, Finland in collaboration with European VitreoRetinal Society, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, Academia Ophthalmologica …
Today in History for 18th July 2018: Historical Events 1915 – Second Battle of Isonzo begins and ends with over 80,000 casualties 1944 – Arne Andersson runs world record 1 mile (4:01.6) 1954 – Cards losing 8-1 to Phillies begin stalling in 5th, they forfeit game 1976 – Stockhausens “Sirius” premieres in NYC 1986 – …
Today in History for 18th June 2018: Historical Events 1316 – Peace of Fexhe: prince-bishop Adolf II of Mark and Luikse towns 1643 – Skirmish at Chalgrove Field: Prince Rupert parliamentary armies 1928 – American aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean landing at Burry Port, Wales 1948 – …
Today in History for 18th May 2018: Historical Events 1922 – Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs) 1927 – Bath School Disaster, Bath MI. Andrew Kehoe blows up Bath Consolidated School killing 38 children, 2 teachers. 1955 – Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam 1955 – Atkinson and …
Today in History for 18th April 2018: Historical Events 1948 – International Court of Justice opens at The Hague Netherlands 1950 – Sam Jethroe is 1st African American to play for Boston Braves 1976 – Judy Rankin wins LPGA Karsten- Ping Golf Open 1991 – US Census Bureau said it failed to count up to …
Today in History for 18th March 2018: Historical Events 1325 – According to legend, Tenochtitlan is founded on this date. The event is depicted on the Mexican coat of arms. 1754 – Thomas Pelham-Holles becomes British Prime Minister on the death of his brother Henry Pelham 1918 – Socialist Youth AJC organizes in Amsterdam 1948 …
Today in History for 18th February 2018: Historical Events 1688 – Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pa 1967 – Bob Seagren sets pole vault record at 17’3″ 1973 – 54-kg octopus measuring 7m across captured in Hood Canal, Washington 1979 – Snow falls in Sahara Desert 1991 – Edmonton Oiler goalie …
Today in History for 18th January 2018: Historical Events 1942 – Nazis arrest Frans Goedhart and Wiardi Beckman 1945 – Soviet troops capture Krakow, Poland 1966 – Robert C Weaver, confirmed as 1st black cabinet member (HUD) 1989 – West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win cricket’s World Series Cup Australian Tri-Series 1991 – Eastern …
Today in History for 18th December 2017: Historical Events 1917 – The 18th Amendment, authorizing prohibition of alcohol, is approved by the US congress and sent to the states for ratification 1923 – International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco 1935 – Edward Benes becomes president of Czechoslovakia 1947 – Pope Pius XII publishes …
Today in History for 18th November 2017: Historical Events 1820 – Antarctica sighted by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer 1936 – Germany and Italy recognize Spanish government of Francisco Franco 1943 – 444 British bombers attack Berlin 1966 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1970 – Johnny Bench wins NL MVP …
Today in History for 18th September 2017: Historical Events 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th and last voyage 1848 – Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner 1914 – Battle of Aisne ends with Germans beating French during WW I 1914 – General Paul von …
Working Bikes’ 18th Anniversary Fundraiser – a Africa interest event taking place on 2017-11-06 17:30:00 in United States Join us in celebrating our 18th birthday on Monday, November 6th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Lagunitas Taproom. There'll be food, music, and libations! Working Bikes is a nonprofit organization dedicated to recycling previously owned bikes …
Today in History for 18th August 2017: Historical Events 1891 – Hurricane hits Martinique, about 700 die 1942 – Carlson’s Raiders land on Makin, Gilbert islands, kill 350 Japanese 1946 – Golf Writers Associaton of America forms 1955 – 46.1 cm rainfall at Westfield, Massachusetts (state record) 1960 – The Beatles give their 1st public …
Today in History for 18th July 2017: Historical Events 1893 – Australian Harry Graham scores 107 on cricket debut Australia v England, Lord’s 1896 – George Giffen is 1st to complete 1000/100 double, in 30th Test Cricket 1924 – KPD points out Rote Frontkampferbund against Nazi 1943 – British assault on Catania, Sicily 1955 – …
Today in History for 18th June 2017: Historical Events 1872 – Woman’s Suffrage Convention held at Merchantile Liberty Hall 1909 – Nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women 1945 – William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) charged with treason 1967 – Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open 1981 – Kimberley Ann Smith, of NC, …
Today in History for 18th May 2017: Historical Events 1860 – Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for president 1861 – Friedrich Hebbel’s “Kriemhildes Rache” premieres in Weimar 1952 – Professor WF Libby said Stonehedge dates back to 1848 BC 1960 – 5th European Cup: Real Madrid beats Frankfurt 7-3 at Glasgow 1964 – US Supreme …