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1957 – A violent F5 tornado wipes out the entire community of Sunfield, Illinois. [7] 1958 – Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched. 1966 – Saturn 's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker.
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December 18: National Day in Qatar Atlas rocket carrying SCORE 1622 – Portuguese forces and their Imbangala allies defeated the Kongo army at the Battle of Mbumbi .
Date. 18 December. Next time. 18 December 2024. ( 2024-12-18) Frequency. Annually. Qatar National Day ( Arabic: اليوم الوطني لقطر, romanized : Al-Yawm al-Waṭani li-Qaṭar) is a national commemoration of Qatar 's unification in 1878. It is celebrated annually on 18 December.
1918 flu pandemic. July 9 – Great Train Wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171. It is considered the worst rail accident in U.S. history. August – A deadly second wave of the Spanish flu starts in France, Sierra Leone and the United States.
Today in History (December 1)aol.com
December. December is the twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. December’s name derives from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, which began in March.
The American Revolutionary War took place in the late 18th century. The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the Atlantic Revolutions.
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". Douglas MacArthur was made a five-star general in the U.S. Army.
Edit December 18 anniversaries • December 18 anniversaries on English Wikipedia. December 19. 1930 – For the first time Perth is linked by telephone to the rest of Australia. 1949 – Robert Menzies becomes Prime Minister of Australia for a second time, serving until 1966. 1955 – Dame Edna Everage, played by Barry Humphries, makes her ...
The 1800s (pronounced "eighteen-hundreds") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on 1 January 1800, and ended on 31 December 1809. The term "eighteen-hundreds" could also mean the entire century from 1 January 1800 to 31 December 1899 (the years beginning with "18"), and is almost synonymous with the 19th century (1801–1900).