Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!
On this day in the year 326, the old St. Peter's Basilica was consecrated. It had stood from the fourth until the sixteenth century, but was ultimately replaced by the modern St Peter's Basilica in Rome. In 1477 on this day, the first book printed in English "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers" was published. French King Charles VIII occupied Florence, in modern day Italy, on this day in 1494. Vasco da Gama reached the Cape of Good Hope on this day in 1497. Voltaire's "Oedipe" premiered in Paris on this day in 1718. On this day in 1863, American President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg. The next day, he would deliver one of his most famous and eloquent speeches. In 1916 on this day during World War I, the Battle of the Somme ended. On this day in 1940, Hitler was absolutely furious after learning about Italy's debacle in Greece. In 1987 on this day, Congress issued a final report on the Iran-Contra scandal, which helped cement American President Reagan's legacy as the "Teflon President."
Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:
On this day in the year 326, the old St. Peter's Basilica was consecrated. It had stood from the fourth until thesixteenth century, but was ultimately replaced by the modern St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
794 - Japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto
1105 - Maginulf elected anti-Pope Silvester I
1210 - Pope Innocent III excommunicates Roman Catholic Emperor Otto IV
1307 - William Tell shoots apple off his son's head
1421 - Southern sea floods 72 villages, killing estimated 10,000 in Netherlands
1424 - Storm flood ravages Dutch coast
In 1477 on this day, the first book printed in English "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers" was published. French King Charles VIII occupied Florence, in modern day Italy, on this day in 1494. Vasco da Gama reached the Cape of Good Hope on this day in 1497.
1626 - St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated. Replaced an earlier basilica. Largest Christian basilica
1667 - Treaty of Bongaja: King Hassan-Udin of Makasar & VOC
1686 - Charles Francois Felix operated on King Louis XIV of France's anal fistula after practising the surgery on several peasants.
Voltaire
Voltaire's "Oedipe" premiered in Paris on this day in 1718. On this day in 1738, France & Austria signed a peace treaty. Prussia & England signed an anti-French military covenant on this day in 1742.
1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Carlisle
1755 - Worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report
1776 - Hessians capture Ft Lee, NJ
French Enlightenment Philosopher VoltaireFrench Enlightenment Philosopher Voltaire 1787 - 1st Unitarian minister in US ordained, Boston
1793 - Louvre officially opens in Paris
1803 - Battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French
1804 - Palver Purim 1st celebrated to commemorate miraculous escape
1805 - 30 women meet at Mrs Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes Female Charitable Society, first woman's club in America
1820 - Antarctica discovered by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer
1833 - Netherlands & Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven
1835 - -20] Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti
1852 - State funeral of Duke of Wellington (London)
1852 - Rose Philippine Duchesne dies in St. Charles, Missouri. She would be canonized on July 3, 1988 by Pope John Paul II.
On this day in 1863, American President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg. The next day, he would deliver one of his most famous and eloquent speeches
1865 - Mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
1871 - American suffragette Susan B Anthony arrested after voting on the 5th November in Rochester NY
1874 - National Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizes in Cleveland
1883 - Antonin Dvorák's "Husitska" premieres
1883 - Standard time zones forms by railroads in US & Canada
Naturalist Charles DarwinNaturalist Charles Darwin 1889 - Oahu Railway begins public service in Hawaii
1893 - Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Providentissimus Deus
1894 - 1st newspaper Sunday color comic section published (NY World)
1894 - 1st comic strip "Origin of a New Species" by Richard Outcault
1899 - Trumper scores 208 in 185 mins (1 five 25 fours) NSW v Qld
1902 - Bkln toymaker Morris Michton names teddy bear after Teddy Roosevelt
1903 - Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty gives US exclusive canal rights in Panama
1904 - General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup.
1905 - George Bernard Shaws "Major Barbara" premieres in London
1905 - Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway
1906 - Langdon Mitchells "New York Idea" premieres in NYC
1909 - US invades Nicaragua, later overthrows Pres Zelaya
1911 - Britain's 1st seaplane flies
1911 - Opera "Lobetanz" 1st American performance
1912 - Albania declares independence from Turkey
Playwright George Bernard ShawPlaywright George Bernard Shaw 1913 - Lincoln Deachey performs 1st airplane loop-the-loop (San Diego)
1916 - Gen Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe
1917 - Sigma Alpha Rho, a Jewish high school fraternity, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1918 - Brussels free Stofnar
1918 - Latvia declares independence from Russia
1919 - H Tierney & J McCarthy's musical "Irene," premieres in NYC
1920 - Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St NYC
1922 - Turkish National Assembly nominates Abdul Medjid kalief
1926 - Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico
1928 - Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse appears in NY in "Steamboat Willie"
1929 - Dr Vladimir K Zworykin demonstrates "kinescope"
1929 - Large quake in Atlantic breaks Transatlantic cable in 28 places
1929 - Stalin routes troops to Manchuria
1930 - Musical "Smiles" with Bob Hope and Fred Astaire premieres in NYC
1930 - Sjostakovitch' opera "The Nose" premiers in Lenningrad
Entertainer Bob HopeEntertainer Bob Hope 1930 - Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai, a Buddhist association later renamed Soka Gakkai, is founded by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda.
1932 - "Flowers & Trees" receives 1st Academy Award for a cartoon
1932 - 1st tie for Best Actor Academy Award Wallace Beery & Fredric March
1936 - Germany & Italy recognized Spanish government of Francisco Franco
1936 - Main span of Golden Gate Bridge joined
1938 - Trade union members elect John L. Lewis as the first president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
1939 - Neth KNSM passenger ship Simon Bolivar hits German mine, 86 die
1940 - George Matesky, New York City's Mad Bomber places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.
1941 - British troops open attack on Tobruk, North Africa
1941 - Jerome Chodorov/Joseph Fields' "Junior Miss," premieres in NYC
1941 - Mussolini's forces leave Abyssinia/Ethiopia
1942 - Thornton Wilders "Skin of our Teeth," premieres in NYC
1943 - 1st US ambassador to Canada, Ray Atherton, nominated
1943 - 444 British bombers attack Berlin
1943 - U-211 sinks in Atlantic Ocean
Italian Dictator Benito MussoliniItalian Dictator Benito Mussolini 1945 - Arnold Schoenberg's Prelude for orch & mixed choir, premieres
1949 - NL batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP
1950 - South Korea President Syngman Rhee forced to end mass executions
1951 - "See it Now" premieres on TV
1951 - British troops occupy Ismailiya Egypt
1951 - Former Cubs 1st baseman & future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft
1953 - Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) accept female suffrage
1954 - Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada & Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen & Hunter as part of an 18 player deal
1955 - Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight
1956 - Morocco gains independence
1957 - Tunisia refuses Russian weapons
1958 - 1st true reservoir in Jerusalem opens
1958 - Indians minority stockholders sell their stock to William Delay
1959 - Wash Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year
1960 - Charlie Finley makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels
First President of South Korea Syngman RheeFirst President of South Korea Syngman Rhee 1960 - Copyright office issues its 10 millionth registration
1961 - "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 113 performances
1961 - "Kwamina" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 32 performances
1961 - JFK sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam
1961 - US Ranger 2 launched to Moon; failed
1963 - Bell Telephone introduces push button telephone
1963 - England's Dartford-Purfleet tunnel under Thames opens
1963 - King Hassan II opens 1st parliament in Morocco
1964 - Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson wins AL MVP
1964 - J. Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar"
1965 - Twins SS Zoilo Versalles is named AL MVP
1966 - Sandy Koufax announces his retirement due to arthritic left elbow
1966 - US RC bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays
1966 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1967 - British government devalues pound from US equivalent of $2.80 to $2.40
First Director of the FBI J. Edgar HooverFirst Director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover 1970 - Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1970 - Johnny Bench wins NL MVP
1970 - Linus Pauling declares large doses of Vitamin C could ward off colds
1970 - Netherlands & Albania form diplomatic relations
1970 - Russia lands self propelled rover on Moon
1971 - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1973 - Greek regime calls emergency crisis due to mass protests
1975 - Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver returns to US
1975 - Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games
1976 - Spain's parliament establishes democracy after 37 yrs of dictatorship
1976 - Yanks sign free agent Don Gullett
1978 - Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1978 - In Jonestown Guyana 918 members of Peoples Temple are murdered/commit suicide under leadership of cult leader Jim Jones
1979 - Ayatollah Khomeini charges US ambassador/embassy espionage
1980 - "Heaven's Gate" premieres
Chemist & Peace Activist Linus PaulingChemist & Peace Activist Linus Pauling 1980 - Despite missing 45 games, George Brett wins AL MVP
1980 - Honduras & El Salvador signs peace (after "soccer war" 1969)
1981 - Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins his 2nd consecutive NL MVP
1982 - Mariasela Alvarez of Dominican Republic, crowned 32nd Miss World
1982 - Duk Koo Kim dies unexpectedly from injuries sustained during a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, Nevada, prompting reforms in the sport of boxing.
1984 - "3 Musketeers" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 9 performances
1984 - 72nd CFL Grey Cup: Win Blue Bombers defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 47-17
1984 - Browns set team records for most sacks (11)
1984 - Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against Islanders
1984 - NJ Devils shutout NY Rangers 6-0
1985 - Dwight Gooden (NL) & Bret Saberhagen (AL) win Cy Young
1985 - Enterprise (OV-101) flies from Kennedy Space Center to Dulles Airport
1985 - Howard Stern radio show returns to NYC (WXRK 92.3 FM-afternoons)
1985 - Paul McCartney releases "Spies Like Us"
1986 - Roger Clemens wins AL MVP
Musician & member of the Beatles Paul McCartneyMusician & member of the Beatles Paul McCartney 1987 - 31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest tube station
1987 - Congressional committee reports on Iran-Contra affair
1987 - Cubs Andre Dawson is 1st from last-place club ever to win an MVP
1989 - Penn is 1st to restrict abortions after Supreme Court gave states the right to do so
1990 - "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 241 perfs
1990 - 1st Solheim Cup: US beats Europe 11½-4½ at Lake Nona CC FLA
1990 - NFL NY Giants beat Det Lions 20-0, to run 1990 record to 10-0
1990 - Saddam offers to free an estimated 2,000 men held in Kuwait
1991 - France deports Marlon's daughter Cheyenne Brando to Tahiti
1991 - Moslem Shites release hostages Terry Waite & Thomas Sutherland
1991 - Auburn men's basketball team was placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations & is not eligble for post-season play in 1991-92
1992 - "Malcolm X" with Denzel Washington premieres in US
1992 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Las Vegas NV on KXTE 107.5 FM
1993 - 27 killed at prison in Morazan, El Salvador
1993 - Black & white leaders in South Africa approve new democratic constitution
Actor Denzel WashingtonActor Denzel Washington 1993 - NAFTA passes House
1993 - North-Siberia record cold for November (-55°C)
1993 - Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder arrested for public drunkiness
1993 - WWF boss Vince McMahon charged with steroid distribution
1994 - "Star Trek VII - Generations" premieres
1995 - Jacqueline Aguilera Marcano, 19, of Venezuela, crowned 45th Miss World
1995 - Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Michelle Mullen
1996 - Eappens hire Louise Woodward as nanny, later she's charged with murder
1997 - Arizona Diamondbacks & Tampa Bay Devil Rays expansion draft
1997 - FBI says no evidence of foul play in 1996 TWA 800 crash
1997 - 70s glam-rock star Gary Glitter (real name Paul Gadd) arrested by British police in child porn probe
1997 - Mavericks' A C Green ties Randy Smith's NBA record of 906 cons games
1997 - Rare black pearl necklace auctioned for record $902,000
1997 - Willem de Kooning painting "Two Standing Women" sold for $4,182,500
1999 - In College Station, Texas, 12 are killed and 27 injured at Texas A&M University when a massive bonfire under construction collapses.
2002 - Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
2003 - The congress of the Communist Party of Indian Union (Marxist-Leninist) decides to merge the party into Kanu Sanyal's CPI(ML).
2003 - In tEngland, the Local Government Act 2003, repealing controversial anti-gay amendment Section 28, becomes effective.
2004 - Russia officially ratifies the Kyoto Protocol.
2012 - Lewis Hamilton wins the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix
2012 - Israeli Gaza rocket strikes kill 80 alleged terrorist targets
2012 - Brad Keselowski wins the 2012 Nascar Sprint Cup
1477 - William Caxton produced "Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres," which was the first book to be printed in England. 1820 - Captain Nathaniel Palmer became the first American to sight the continent of Antarctica. 1865 - Samuel L. Clemens published "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" under the pen name "Mark Twain" in the New York "Saturday Press." 1883 - The U.S. and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones. 1903 - The U.S. and Panama signed a treaty that granted the U.S. rights to build the Panama Canal. 1916 - Douglas Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I, called off the Battle of the Somme in France. The offensive began on July 1, 1916. 1928 - The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," starring Mickey Mouse. Disney movies, music and books 1936 - Germany and Italy recognized the Spanish government of Francisco Franco. 1942 - "The Skin of Our Teeth," by Thornton Wilder opened on Broadway. 1951 - Chuck Connors (Los Angeles Angels) became the first player to oppose the major league draft. Connors later became the star of the television show "The Rifleman." 1959 - William Wyler's "Ben-Hur" premiered at Loew's Theater in New York City's Times Square. 1966 - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays. 1969 - Apollo 12 astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. and Alan L. Bean landed on the lunar surface during the second manned mission to the moon. 1976 - The parliament of Spain approved a bill that established a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship. 1978 - In Jonestown, Guyana, Reverend Jim Jones persuaded his followers to commit suicide by drinking a death potion. Some people were shot to death. 914 cult members were left dead including over 200 children. 1983 - Argentina announced its ability to produce enriched uranium for use in nuclear weapons. 1985 - Joe Theismann (Washington Redskins) broke his leg after being hit by Lawrence Taylor (New York Giants). The injury ended Theismann's 12 year National Football League (NFL) career. 1987 - The U.S. Congress issued the Iran-Contra Affair report. The report said that President Ronald Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility" for wrongdoing by his aides. 1987 - 31 people died in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station. 1987 - CBS Inc. announced it had agreed to sell its record division to Sony Corp. for about $2 billion. 1988 - U.S. President Reagan signed major legislation provided the death penalty for drug traffickers who kill. 1991 - Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon freed Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland. 1993 - The U.S. House of Representatives joined the U.S. Senate in approving legislation aimed at protecting abortion facilities, staff and patients. 1993 - American Airlines flight attendants went on strike. They ended their strike only 4 days later. 1993 - Representatives from 21 South African political parties approved a new constitution. 1994 - Outside a mosque in the Gaza Strip, 15 people were killed and more than 150 wounded when Palestinian police opened fire on rioting worshipers. 1997 - The FBI officially pulled out of the probe into the TWA Flight 800 disaster. They said the explosion that destroyed the Boeing 747 was not caused by a criminal act. 230 people were killed. 1997 - First Union Corp. announced its purchase of CoreStates Financial Corp. for $16.1 billion. To date it was the largest banking deal in U.S. history. 1999 - 12 people were killed and 28 injured when a huge bonfire under construction collapsed at Texas A&M in College Station, TX. 2001 - Nintendo released the GameCube home video game console in the United States.
1477 - William Caxton produced "Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres," which was the first book to be printed in England. 1820 - Captain Nathaniel Palmer became the first American to sight the continent of Antarctica. 1865 - Samuel L. Clemens published "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" under the pen name "Mark Twain" in the New York "Saturday Press." 1883 - The U.S. and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones. 1903 - The U.S. and Panama signed a treaty that granted the U.S. rights to build the Panama Canal. 1916 - Douglas Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I, called off the Battle of the Somme in France. The offensive began on July 1, 1916. 1928 - The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," starring Mickey Mouse. Disney movies, music and books 1936 - Germany and Italy recognized the Spanish government of Francisco Franco. 1942 - "The Skin of Our Teeth," by Thornton Wilder opened on Broadway. 1951 - Chuck Connors (Los Angeles Angels) became the first player to oppose the major league draft. Connors later became the star of the television show "The Rifleman." 1959 - William Wyler's "Ben-Hur" premiered at Loew's Theater in New York City's Times Square. 1966 - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays. 1969 - Apollo 12 astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. and Alan L. Bean landed on the lunar surface during the second manned mission to the moon. 1976 - The parliament of Spain approved a bill that established a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship. 1978 - In Jonestown, Guyana, Reverend Jim Jones persuaded his followers to commit suicide by drinking a death potion. Some people were shot to death. 914 cult members were left dead including over 200 children. 1983 - Argentina announced its ability to produce enriched uranium for use in nuclear weapons. 1985 - Joe Theismann (Washington Redskins) broke his leg after being hit by Lawrence Taylor (New York Giants). The injury ended Theismann's 12 year National Football League (NFL) career. 1987 - The U.S. Congress issued the Iran-Contra Affair report. The report said that President Ronald Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility" for wrongdoing by his aides. 1987 - 31 people died in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station. 1987 - CBS Inc. announced it had agreed to sell its record division to Sony Corp. for about $2 billion. 1988 - U.S. President Reagan signed major legislation provided the death penalty for drug traffickers who kill. 1991 - Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon freed Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland. 1993 - The U.S. House of Representatives joined the U.S. Senate in approving legislation aimed at protecting abortion facilities, staff and patients. 1993 - American Airlines flight attendants went on strike. They ended their strike only 4 days later. 1993 - Representatives from 21 South African political parties approved a new constitution. 1994 - Outside a mosque in the Gaza Strip, 15 people were killed and more than 150 wounded when Palestinian police opened fire on rioting worshipers. 1997 - The FBI officially pulled out of the probe into the TWA Flight 800 disaster. They said the explosion that destroyed the Boeing 747 was not caused by a criminal act. 230 people were killed. 1997 - First Union Corp. announced its purchase of CoreStates Financial Corp. for $16.1 billion. To date it was the largest banking deal in U.S. history. 1999 - 12 people were killed and 28 injured when a huge bonfire under construction collapsed at Texas A&M in College Station, TX. 2001 - Nintendo released the GameCube home video game console in the United States.
1820 Captain Nathaniel Palmer discovered Antarctica. 1883 Standard time began in the United States. 1886 Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States (1881–1885), died in New York at 56. 1928 Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat Willie. 1976 Spain's parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship. 1978 Jim Jones, a U.S. pastor, led 914 of his followers to their deaths at Jonestown, Guyana, by drinking a cyanide-laced fruit drink. Cult members who refused to swallow the drink were shot. 2003 The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the right to same sex marriage was guaranteed by the state constitution. 2004 The UN Security Council held a two-day session in Nairobi. This was the first time it had convened outside of New York headquarters.
The following links are to web sites that were used to complete this blog entry:
http://www.historyorb.com/today/events.php
http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/nov18.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory
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