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1867 – A magnitude 7.0 earthquakes strikes off the coast of Taiwan, triggering a tsunami and killing at least 580 people. [5] 1878 – The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar. 1892 – Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The amendment was proposed by Congress on December 18, 1917, and ratified by the requisite number of states on January 16, 1919. The Eighteenth Amendment was repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment on December 5, 1933—the only constitutional amendment in American history to be repealed.
Bannu counterterrorism centre siege. Around 20 Pakistani Taliban members seize control of a counterterrorism centre in Bannu, Pakistan, killing one officer and taking six hostages. The attackers are demanding safe passage to Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents. 2022 Salang Tunnel fire.
December 18, 1944 (Monday) Typhoon Cobra struck the United States Pacific Fleet and did severe damage to Task Force 38. Destroyers Hull, Monaghan and Spence all foundered in the storm. The typhoon was a significant plot element in Herman Wouk 's novel "The Caine Mutiny".
December 18, 1917 (Tuesday) The Armistice of Erzincan was signed between the Ottoman Empire and states under Transcaucasian Commissariat (a government body created following the October Revolution) which temporarily ended fighting on the Caucasian and Persian Fronts until February 12, 1918.
December 18, 2020 (Friday) edit. history. watch. Armed conflicts and attacks. War in Afghanistan. An explosion at a religious gathering during a Quran recitation ceremony in Ghazni, Afghanistan, has killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 20 others. (Al Jazeera) Somali Civil War.
Impeachment of Donald Trump. The United States House of Representatives votes largely along party lines to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Trump becomes the third American president to be impeached by the House, after Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.
Law and crime. Bolotnaya square case prisoners, Pussy Riot and Greenpeace activists are likely to be freed after the Duma votes in favor of a law giving them amnesty. (CNN) Singapore announces that it will deport 53 foreign workers for their December 8 involvement in the country's worst riot in more than 40 years.
Current events/2009 December 18. Thirty world leaders present in Copenhagen for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change agree on a draft accord. ( The Sydney Morning Herald) (Forbes.com "Silver Lining In Copenhagen 'Fiasco'") (AllAfrica.com "Copenhagen Accord Politically Significant But Not Legally Binding") (Associated Press "China ...
International relations United States recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital The United States vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for it to withdraw its declaration of a capital in Jerusalem, which was approved by the other 14 members. (Reuters) United States–North Korea relations The United States and the United Kingdom claim North Korea is directly responsible ...