April 18 Events |
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| April 18th, 2007 (April 18 2007) | Event | The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in a 5-4 decision. | |
| April 18th, 1996 (April 18 1996) | Event | In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces accidentally shell the UN compound at Quana. | |
| April 18th, 1993 (April 18 1993) | Event | President of Pakistan, Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolves the National Assembly and dismisses the Cabinet. | |
| April 18th, 1992 (April 18 1992) | Event | General Abdul Rashid Dostum revolts against President Mohammad Najibullah of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and allies with Ahmed Shah Massoud to capture Kabul. | |
| April 18th, 1988 (April 18 1988) | Event | The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. | |
| April 18th, 1983 (April 18 1983) | Event | A suicide bomber destroys the United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 63 people. | |
| April 18th, 1980 (April 18 1980) | Event | The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country s first President. | |
| April 18th, 1974 (April 18 1974) | Event | The Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto inaugurates Lahore Dry port. | |
| April 18th, 1961 (April 18 1961) | Event | CONCP is founded in Casablanca as a united front of African movements opposing Portuguese colonial rule. | |
| April 18th, 1958 (April 18 1958) | Event | A United States federal court rules that poet Ezra Pound is to be released from an insane asylum. | Ezra Pound Quotes |
| April 18th, 1955 (April 18 1955) | Event | Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandurg, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference. | |
| April 18th, 1954 (April 18 1954) | Event | Gamal Abdal Nasser seizes power in Egypt. | |
| April 18th, 1949 (April 18 1949) | Event | The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force. | |
| April 18th, 1949 (April 18 1949) | Event | The aircraft carrier USS United States (CVA-58) is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, the United States is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals. | |
| April 18th, 1946 (April 18 1946) | Event | The League of Nations is dissolved. | |
| April 18th, 1945 (April 18 1945) | Event | Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany. | |
| April 18th, 1945 (April 18 1945) | Event | Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Bolivia are established. | |
| April 18th, 1943 (April 18 1943) | Event | World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island. | Isoroku Yamamoto Quotes |
| April 18th, 1942 (April 18 1942) | Event | World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan. Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya bombed. | |
| April 18th, 1942 (April 18 1942) | Event | Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France. | |
| April 18th, 1924 (April 18 1924) | Event | Simon & Schuster publishes the first Crossword Puzzle book. | |
| April 18th, 1923 (April 18 1923) | Event | Yankee Stadium, "The House that Ruth Built", opens. | |
| April 18th, 1915 (April 18 1915) | Event | French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I. | |
| April 18th, 1912 (April 18 1912) | Event | The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City. | |
| April 18th, 1909 (April 18 1909) | Event | Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome. | Joan of Arc Quotes |
| April 18th, 1906 (April 18 1906) | Event | The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire destroys much of San Francisco, California. | |
| April 18th, 1906 (April 18 1906) | Event | The Los Angeles Times story on the Azusa Street Revival launches Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement. | |
| April 18th, 1902 (April 18 1902) | Event | Quetzaltenango, second largest city of Guatemala, destroyed by Earthquake. | |
| April 18th, 1899 (April 18 1899) | Event | The St. Andrew s Ambulance Association is granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria. | |
| April 18th, 1881 (April 18 1881) | Event | Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico. | |
| April 18th, 1880 (April 18 1880) | Event | An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100. | |
| April 18th, 1848 (April 18 1848) | Event | American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico. | |
| April 18th, 1797 (April 18 1797) | Event | The Battle of NeuwiedFrench victory against the Austrians. | |
| April 18th, 1783 (April 18 1783) | Event | Fighting ceases in the American Revolution, eight years to the day since it began. | |
| April 18th, 1775 (April 18 1775) | Event | American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begin; riders warn of impending arrests of Samuel Adams and John Hancock. | Samuel Adams Quotes |
| April 18th, 1738 (April 18 1738) | Event | Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") founded in Madrid. | |
| April 18th, 1518 (April 18 1518) | Event | Bona Sforza is crowned as queen consort of Poland. | |
| April 18th, 1506 (April 18 1506) | Event | The cornerstone of the current St. Peter s Basilica is laid. | |
| April 18th, 1025 (April 18 1025) | Event | Boleslaw Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. | |
