Historical Events In January - 18
Thursday, 21 September 2023
1929 "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio on this day in history.
1930 -27ºF (-33ºC), Watts OK (state record) on this day in history.
1930 -27°F (-33°C), Watts, Oklahoma (state record) on January - 18.
1933 On January - 18 white Sands National Monument, NM established
1934 On January - 18 eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in NYC
1936 Rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70 on January - 18.
1937 On this day in history future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes.
1938 Bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG on this day in history.
1939 South African wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs New South Wales on January - 18.
1939 On January - 18 sA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* v NSW
1940 Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on January - 18.
1942 On this day in history nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman
1943 On January - 18 jews in the Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis
1943 Moscow announced the 16-month Nazi siege of Leningrad was lifted on January - 18.
1943 On this day in history presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts
1943 On January - 18 soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad
1943 Jews in Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis on this day in history.
1944 On January - 18 the first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts
1944 The seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years on January - 18.
1944 On this day in history 1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts
1945 On this day in history approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz.
1945 On January - 18 warsaw freed by Soviet army
1947 Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400 on January - 18.
1947 On January - 18 "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances
1948 On this day in history ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS)
1948 1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont)
1949 South African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer on January - 18.
1950 On January - 18 christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London
1951 Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against German Democratic Republic" on this day in history.
1951 The first use of lie detector in Netherlands on this day in history.
1951 1st use of lie detector in Netherlands on this day in history.
1951 On this day in history robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41
1953 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on January - 18.
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