Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Dec 18, 218 BC |
Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Roman Republic. |
Dec 18, 1118 |
Alfonso van Aragon occupies Saragossa on Almoraviden |
Dec 18, 1271 |
Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of China. |
Dec 18, 1352 |
Etienne Aubert elected as Pope Innocentius VI |
Dec 18, 1385 |
Peace of Tournai (Dutch - Doornik) signed between the Burgundian Duke Philip II and the rebellious city of Ghent |
Dec 18, 1406 |
Anton of Burgundy becomes Duke of Brabant |
Dec 18, 1603 |
First fleet of the Dutch East India Compnay under Admiral Steven van der Haghen departs for the East-Indies |
Dec 18, 1621 |
English parliament accept unanimously, Protestation |
Dec 18, 1642 |
Abel Tasman's expedition sails around Farewell Spit and into Golden Bay, first sighting local Māori |
Dec 18, 1719 |
Thomas Fleet publishes "Mother Goose's Melodies For Children" |
Dec 18, 1773 |
A skirmish at Grass Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound results in the deaths of two Māori and nine members of Cook's expedition, New Zealand |
Dec 18, 1774 |
Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia & Moravia |
Dec 18, 1777 |
1st national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender |
Dec 18, 1783 |
British King George III dissmisses government of Portland |
Dec 18, 1787 |
New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution |
Dec 18, 1793 |
Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French royalists to Lord Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck. |
Dec 18, 1796 |
1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor) |
Dec 18, 1799 |
George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon |
Dec 18, 1813 |
British take Fort Niagara in War of 1812 |
Dec 18, 1832 |
Charles Darwins visits Vurland |
Dec 18, 1839 |
1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC |
Dec 18, 1849 |
William Bond obtains 1st photograph of Moon through a telescope |
Dec 18, 1858 |
Passy, at Paris: 1st "Samedi soir" i/d villa of lovers Rossini |
Dec 18, 1859 |
South Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth" |
Dec 18, 1862 |
Battle at Lexington, Tennessee (Forrest's Second Raid) |
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