This Day in History
18 Jan 1126
Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Qinzong
18 Jan 1307
German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf King of Bohemia
18 Jan 1478
Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod
18 Jan 1520
Christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde
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Scott reaches the South Pole
After a two-month ordeal the expedition of British explorer Robert Falcon Scott arrives at the South Pole only to find that Roald Amundsen the Norwegian explo...
Cook discovers Hawaii
On January 18 1778 the English explorer Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands when he sails past the island of Oahu. ...
GM auctions off historic cars
January 18 2009 marks the final day of a weeklong auction in which auto giant General Motors (GM) sells off historic cars from its Heritage Collection. GM sol...
Post-World War I peace conference begins in Paris
On this day in Paris France some of the most powerful people in the world meet to begin the long complicated negotiations that would officially mark the end ...
Germans resume deportations from Warsaw to Treblinka
On this day the deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto to the concentration camp at Treblinka is resumedbut not without much bloodshed and resistan...
McGovern begins his presidential campaign
In a televised speech Senator George S. McGovern (D-South Dakota) begins his antiwar campaign for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination by vowing to brin...
China and Soviet Union recognize Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Peoples Republic of China formally recognizes the communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam and agrees to furnish it military assistance the Soviet Unio...
NHL is integrated
On January 18 1958 hockey player Willie ORee of the Boston Bruins takes to the ice for a game against the Montreal Canadiens becoming the first black...
Wilson attends Paris Peace Conference
On this day in 1919 President Woodrow Wilson attends the Paris Peace Conference that would formally end World War I and lay the groundwork for the formation of...
Jefferson requests funding for Lewis and Clark expedition
On this day in 1803 Thomas Jefferson requests funding from Congress to finance the Lewis and Clark expedition. Jefferson officially asked for 2500 in fundin...
Jefferson requests funds for Lewis and Clark
Determined to begin the American exploration of the vast mysterious regions of the Far West President Thomas Jefferson sends a special confidential message to ...
A.A. Milne is born
On this day in 1882 A.A. Milne creator of Winnie-the-Pooh is born.The youngest of three sons born to schoolteacher parents Milne taught himself to read at a...
Coen brothers release debut film, Blood Simple
The hard-boiled often gruesome black comedy Blood Simple the debut offering from the Minnesota-born brothers Joel and Ethan Coen premieres on this day in 198...
Heavy rain leads to landslides in Southern California
On this day in 1969 a spate of heavy rain begins in Southern California that results in a tragic series of landslides and floods that kills nearly 100 people. ...
Barry arrested on drug charges
At the end of a joint sting operation by FBI agents and District of Columbia police Mayor Marion Barry is arrested and charged with drug possession and the use...
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