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December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 13 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1118 ...
The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) to the United States Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. 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 The Eighteenth Amendment was repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment on December ...
Wednesday, December 18, 1929. The cruise ship RMS Fort Victoria was hit by the ocean liner SS Algonquin while sailing in a dense fog in the Ambrose Channel between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey. All on board the Fort Victoria were rescued before the ship sank, and the Algonquin survived the collision.
December 27, 1936 (Sunday) The Battle of Lopera began. United Airlines Trip 34: A United Air Lines Boeing 247 crashed into a hill south of Newhall, California during rainy weather, killing all 12 aboard. [42] The Spanish government decided to hold the Palos despite a German threat of reprisals.
30. 31. December 6, 1977: White-ruled South Africa cedes unconnected pieces of territory to create "Republic of Bophuthatswana". December 25, 1977: Film comedian Charlie Chaplin dies at age 88. December 30, 1977: Spain offers autonomy to Basque Country in Álava, Biscay, and Gipuzkoa provinces [1] December 31, 1977: Sheikh Jabar Al-Sabah ...
1812 (MDCCCXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1812th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 812th year of the 2nd millennium, the 12th year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the 1810s decade.
The proposal was expanded to include people between the ages of 16 and 18. (Deutsche Welle) 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 ...
Current events/2003 December 18. NASA announces that the new name for the "Space Infrared Telescope Facility" will be the Spitzer Space Telescope (after the late Dr. Lyman Spitzer, Jr. ). This coincides with the release of the telescope's first images, which show the glowing stars of the Elephant's Trunk nebula, the dusty arms of the Messier 81 ...