Historical Events In December - 18
Friday, 31 March 2023
1939 On December - 18 matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51
1940 On this day in history munitions Minister C.D.Howe and 152 other survivors of the torpedoed lines SS Western Prince arive in Britian
1941 On December - 18 german submarine U-434 sinks
1942 Charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies on this day in history.
1944 On December - 18 destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines)
1944 On this day in history destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)
1945 On December - 18 uruguay joins the United Nations
1945 On December - 18 uruguay joins UN
1946 On December - 18 tV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run
1947 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax on December - 18.
1948 Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election on December - 18.
1948 On this day in history janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers
1949 On this day in history phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game
1952 Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleve Indians president on this day in history.
1953 On December - 18 kATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 On this day in history japan admitted to UN
1956 On December - 18 "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV
1957 On December - 18 shippingport Atomic Power Station, first nuke plant to generate electricity
1957 On December - 18 the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, goes online.
1957 On December - 18 shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity
1958 On this day in history first voice from space recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower
1958 On this day in history niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)
1958 On December - 18 project SCORE, the world's first experimental communications satellite, was launched
1958 Test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history 1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip
1958 First voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower on December - 18.
1959 Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL) on this day in history.
1959 On this day in history dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66
1960 General Meeting of UN condemns apartheid on this day in history.
1961 India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu on this day in history.
1961 Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles on December - 18.
1962 Dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow
1963 On this day in history clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6)
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