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December 18 Events in History - December 18 Birthdays - December 18 Deaths
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December 18, 2005 Bolivia elects leftist Evo Morales president December 18, 1996 Start of 1st Test Cricket match between Zimbabwe and England December 18, 1996 TV industry execs agree to adopt a ratings system December 18, 1994 "Comedy Tonight" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 8 performances December 18, 1994 "What's Wrong With this Pic?" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 12 perf December 18, 1994 Darryl Strawberry pleads not guilty on tax evasion charges December 18, 1994 General Hospital stars Kristina Malandro and Jack Wagner wed December 18, 1994 Norman, Couples and Azinger wins LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Golf Challenge December 18, 1994 Socialist Party (ex-communist) wins Bulgaria parliamentary election December 18, 1993 Kevin Scott skates world record 1K (1:12.54) December 18, 1992 FCC vote 4-1 to allow Infinity to purchase Cook Inlet stations December 18, 1991 DeForest Kelly (Dr. McCoy on Star Trek) gets a star in Hollywood December 18, 1991 General Motors announces closing of 21 plants December 18, 1990 NL releases short list of teams for 1993 NL expansion December 18, 1990 NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Washington D.C. as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami and Denver win) December 18, 1989 "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for 1st time in over 30 years December 18, 1989 Athol Fugard's "My Children, My Africa," premieres in New York City December 18, 1988 5th meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets win and eliminate Giants from playoffs December 18, 1988 Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record December 18, 1987 Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's future pres, marries Asif Ali Zardari December 18, 1987 Ivan F. Boesky sentenced to 3 years for insider trading December 18, 1986 Mr Gates, serves as acting director of CIA December 18, 1985 "Jerry's Girls" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 139 performances December 18, 1985 U.N. Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking" December 18, 1984 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1) December 18, 1983 NBA San Diego Clippers ends 29 game road losing streak December 18, 1982 Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds December 18, 1980 Bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden December 18, 1980 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts minister Van Agts abortion laws December 18, 1980 IRA's Sean McKenna becomes critically ill, ends hunger strike December 18, 1980 Vietnam adopts constitution December 18, 1979 Stanley Barrett 1st to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) December 18, 1978 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island December 18, 1978 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test December 18, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 42, Nate Thumond December 18, 1977 Dutch Antilles: premier Boy Rozendal points independence off December 18, 1976 "A Star is Born," with Barbra Striesand, premieres December 18, 1976 Wonder Woman debuts on ABC December 18, 1976 Soviet dissident Viktor Bukovskiexchanged for Chile CP-leader Corvalan December 18, 1974 SF Visitors Center at City Hall opens December 18, 1973 Soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days December 18, 1973 Yanks sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL Pres December 18, 1972 US begins its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam December 18, 1971 1st Candlelight Processional December 18, 1971 CBS radio cancels Saturday morning band concerts December 18, 1971 People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic December 18, 1970 "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 587 performances December 18, 1970 Polish uprising fails December 18, 1970 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 18, 1969 "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 333 performances December 18, 1969 Britain abolishes death penalty December 18, 1969 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 18, 1968 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 18, 1966 Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS December 18, 1966 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 18, 1965 "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St. Theater New York City after 7 performances December 18, 1965 Borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission December 18, 1965 Kenneth LeBel jumps 17 barrels on ice skates December 18, 1964 "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 199 performances December 18, 1964 "The Pink Panther" cartoon series premieres (Pink Phink) December 18, 1964 During services held for Sam Cooke fans caused damage to Funeral Home December 18, 1964 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 18, 1963 Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6) December 18, 1963 Muskegon, Michigan gets 3' of snow December 18, 1962 Dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow December 18, 1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. December 18, 1962 WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting December 18, 1961 Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles December 18, 1961 For 2nd cons year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year December 18, 1961 India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu December 18, 1961 KAIL TV channel 53 in Fresno, California (IND) begins broadcasting December 18, 1961 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 78 points vs LA December 18, 1960 General Meeting of United Nations condemns apartheid December 18, 1959 Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of New York Titans (AFL) December 18, 1958 1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip December 18, 1958 1st voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower December 18, 1958 Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day) December 18, 1957 Shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity December 18, 1956 "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV December 18, 1956 Israeli flag hoisted on Mount Sinai December 18, 1956 Japan admitted to UN December 18, 1956 Phil Rizzuto signs as New York Yankee radio-TV announcer December 18, 1953 KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting December 18, 1953 KMID TV channel 2 in Midland and Odessa, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting December 18, 1952 Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president December 18, 1949 Philadelphia Eagles beat Los Angeles Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game December 18, 1948 Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election December 18, 1948 WDSU TV channel 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana (NBC) begins broadcasting December 18, 1947 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax December 18, 1946 TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run December 18, 1945 Uruguay joins UN December 18, 1944 Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines) December 18, 1944 Nazi occupiers of Amsterdam destroy electricity plants December 18, 1941 German submarine U-434 sinks December 18, 1941 Japanse troops land on Hong Kong December 18, 1939 Finnish army recaptures Aglajarvi December 18, 1936 1st giant panda imported into US December 18, 1936 Queensland cricket all out for 49 vs. Vic, Fleetwood-Smith 7-17 December 18, 1936 Su-Lin, 1st giant panda to come to U.S. from China, arrives in SF December 18, 1935 Bradman scores 117 in his 1st Shield cricket match for South Australia December 18, 1935 Edward Benes becomes president of Czechoslovakia December 18, 1932 Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game December 18, 1930 Bradman scores 258 NSW vs. South Aust, 289 mins, 37 fours December 18, 1923 International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco December 18, 1920 1st U.S. postage stamps printed without the words United States or US December 18, 1917 Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent December 18, 1915 President Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt December 18, 1905 H V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of F-C debut (NSW vs. Qld) December 18, 1899 Fieldmarshal Lord Roberts appointed British supreme commander in South Africa December 18, 1898 Automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph) December 18, 1894 Cricket day 4 1T Aus vs. Eng England following on 4-268, 7 in front December 18, 1892 "Nutcracker Suite," Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet, premieres December 18, 1892 Anton Bruckner's 8th Symphony, premieres December 18, 1890 Lugards expedition to Mengo/Kampala, Uganda December 18, 1878 French SS Byzantin sinks after collision in Dardanellen, 210 killed December 18, 1869 Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club plays its 1st game December 18, 1865 13th Amendment ratified, slavery abolished December 18, 1865 1st U.S. cattle importation law passed December 18, 1862 Battle at Lexington, Tennessee (Forrest's Second Raid) December 18, 1859 South Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth" December 18, 1858 Passy, at Paris: 1st "Samedi soir" i/d villa of lovers Rossini December 18, 1849 William Bond obtains 1st photograph of Moon through a telescope December 18, 1839 1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in U.S., John Draper, New York City December 18, 1832 Charles Darwins visits Vurland December 18, 1813 British take Ft. Niagara in War of 1812 December 18, 1799 George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon December 18, 1796 1st U.S. newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor) December 18, 1787 New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution December 18, 1783 English king George III fires government of Portland December 18, 1777 1st national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender December 18, 1774 Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia December 18, 1719 Thomas Fleet publishes "Mother Goose's Melodies For Children" December 18, 1621 English parliament accept unanimously, Protestation December 18, 1603 Admiral Steven van der Haghens fleet departs to East-Indies December 18, 1406 Anton van Bourgondies becomes duke of Brabant December 18, 1352 Etienne Aubert elected as Pope Innocentius VI December 18, 1118 Alfonso van Aragon occupies Saragossa on Almoraviden |