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NOVEMBER 18, 1977
Solomon Islands ratified the adoption of a new flag (pictured).
The flag of Solomon Islands consists of a thin yellow diagonal stripe from the lower hoist-side corner, with a blue upper triangle Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 1865
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was published, becoming the first great success of American author Mark Twain (pictured).
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was his first great success as Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 1809
Napoleonic Wars: In the Bay of Bengal, a French frigate squadron captured three ships carrying recruits for the armies of the East India Company.
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a global series of conflicts fought between the French First Republic (1803–1804)/First French Empire (1804–1815) under the Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 1987
An underground fire killed 31 people at King's Cross St Pancras tube station in London.
The King's Cross fire occurred in 1987 at King's Cross St Pancras tube station in London, England, causing 31 fatalities. It began Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 1210
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was ex­com­mu­ni­cated by Pope Innocent III after Otto commanded him to annul the Concordat of Worms.
Otto IV was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218.
NOVEMBER 18, 1991
Croatian War of Independence: The Yugoslav People's Army captured the Croatian city of Vukovar, ending an 87-day siege.
The Croatian War of Independence was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 1583
The Siege of Godes­berg, the first major siege of the Cologne War, began.
The siege of Godesberg, 18 November – 17 December 1583, was the first major siege of the Cologne War (1583–1589). Seeking to Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 1872
American suffragette Susan B. Anthony was arrested and later fined $100 for having voted in the presidential election two weeks earlier.
A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 2003
With its ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court made the state the first in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage.
Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health, 798 N.E.2d 941, is a landmark Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case in which the Court held Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
Two Palestinian men attacked the praying congregants of a synagogue in Jerusalem with axes, knives, and a gun, resulting in eight deaths, including the attackers themselves.
On the morning of 18 November 2014, two Palestinian men from Jerusalem entered Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue, in the Har Nof neighborhood Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 1991
The current flag of Uzbekistan was adopted, making the country the first newly independent republic in Central Asia to choose a new flag.
The national flag of Uzbekistan, officially the State Flag of the Republic of Uzbekistan, consists of a horizontal triband of azure, white Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 1956
At the Polish embassy in Moscow, a phrase in an address by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was translated into English as "We will bury you", prompting Western envoys to leave the room.
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and the Chairman Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 2017
Cyclone Numa, a rare "medicane", made landfall in Greece to become the worst weather event that the country had experienced since 1977.
Cyclone Numa, also known as Medicane Numa, was a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone with the properties of a subtropical cyclone. Numa formed on Read More
NOVEMBER 18, 1978
Jim Jones led more than 900 members of the Peoples Temple to mass murder/suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, hours after some of its members assassinated U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan.
James Warren Jones was an American cult leader, preacher and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and Read More

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