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  1. George Washington

    9,000 British troops and Loyalists began a chaotic ten-day evacuation of Boston

    Monday Mar 18, 1776Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

    On March 17, 9,000 British troops and Loyalists began a chaotic ten-day evacuation of Boston aboard 120 ships. Soon after, Washington entered the city with 500 men, with explicit orders not to plunder the city. He ordered vaccinations against smallpox to great effect, as he did later in Morristown, New Jersey.

  2. Unification of Italy

    Tensions increased until the Milanese and Venetians rose in revolt

    Saturday Mar 18, 1848Milan, Italy

    In Lombardy, tensions increased until the Milanese and Venetians rose in revolt on 18 March 1848.

  3. German revolutions of 1848–1849

    A large demonstration occurred in Germany

    Saturday Mar 18, 1848Central Europe (Present-Day Germany)

    On March 18, a large demonstration occurred. After two shots were fired, fearing that some of the 20,000 soldiers would be used against them, demonstrators erected barricades, and a battle ensued until troops were ordered 13 hours later to retreat, leaving hundreds dead.

  4. Carter G. Woodson

    Woodson wrote to Grimké's comments about his proposals

    Thursday Mar 18, 1915U.S.

    Responding to Grimké's comments about his proposals, on March 18, 1915, Woodson wrote: I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a law suit. It would do the cause much good. Let us banish fear. We have been in this mental state for three centuries. I am a radical. I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me. His difference of opinion with Grimké, who wanted a more conservative course, contributed to Woodson's ending his affiliation with the NAACP.

  5. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

    The Imprisonment

    Saturday Mar 18, 1922India

    Gandhi began his sentence on 18 March 1922. With Gandhi isolated in prison, the Indian National Congress split into two factions, , opposing this move. Furthermore, co-operation among Hindus and Muslims ended as Khilafat movement collapsed with the rise of Ataturk in Turkey. Muslim leaders left the Congress and began forming Muslim organizations. The political base behind Gandhi had broken into factions.

  6. Anna May Wong

    Wong was cast in a supporting role in The Thief of Bagdad

    Tuesday Mar 18, 1924U.S.

    At the age of 19, Wong was cast in a supporting role as a scheming Mongol slave in the 1924 Douglas Fairbanks picture The Thief of Bagdad. Playing a stereotypical "Dragon Lady" role, her brief appearances on-screen caught the attention of audiences and critics alike.

  7. Disasters with highest death tolls

    The Tri-State Tornado

    Wednesday Mar 18, 1925(Missouri–Illinois–Indiana), U.S.

    The Tri-State Tornado of Wednesday, March 18, 1925 was the deadliest tornado in United States history. It was also the most exceptional tornado during a major outbreak of at least 12 known significant tornadoes, spanning a large portion of the Midwestern and Southern United States. This one tornado alone inflicted 695 fatalities, more than twice as many as the second deadliest, the Great Natchez, Mississippi Tornado.

  8. Alan Turing

    Installing the first Bombe

    Monday Mar 18, 1940Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Within weeks of arriving at Bletchley Park, Turing had specified an electromechanical machine called the bombe, which could break Enigma more effectively than the Polish bomba kryptologiczna, from which its name was derived. The first bombe was installed on 18 March 1940.

  9. Vietnam War

    Cambodian coup of 1970

    Wednesday Mar 18, 1970Cambodia

    In March 1970, Prince Sihanouk was deposed by his pro-American prime minister Lon Nol, who demanded that North Vietnamese troops leave Cambodia or face military action.

  10. Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky was taken to the Hospital

    Thursday Mar 18, 1971New York, U.S.

    On 18 March 1971, Stravinsky was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital with pulmonary edema where he stayed for ten days.

  11. 1973 oil crisis

    All except Libya

    Monday Mar 18, 1974Vienna, Austria

    Arab oil ministers announced the end of the embargo against the United States, all except Libya.

  12. Iran–Iraq War

    Operation al-Fawz al-'Azim (Supreme Success)

    Thursday Mar 18, 1982Iran

    The Iraqis, realising that the Iranians were planning to attack, decided to preempt them with Operation al-Fawz al-'Azim (Supreme Success) on 19 March. Using a large number of tanks, helicopters, and fighter jets, they attacked the Iranian buildup around the Roghabiyeh pass. Though Saddam and his generals assumed they had succeeded, in reality the Iranian forces remained fully intact.

  13. Bosnian War

    The Lisbon Agreement

    Wednesday Mar 18, 1992Lisbon, Portugal

    On 18 March 1992, all three sides signed the Lisbon Agreement: Alija Izetbegović for the Bosniaks, Radovan Karadžić for the Serbs and Mate Boban for the Croats.

  14. Michael Jordan

    Back to NBA

    Saturday Mar 18, 1995U.S.

    On March 18, 1995, Jordan announced his return to the NBA through a two-word press release: "I'm back."

  15. Kosovo War

    Rambouillet Accords

    Thursday Mar 18, 1999Château de Rambouillet, France

    On 18 March 1999, the Albanian, US, and British delegations signed what became known as the Rambouillet Accords, while the Yugoslav and Russian delegations refused.

  16. Mamie Till

    Gene Mobley died 

    Saturday Mar 18, 2000Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Mamie and Gene Mobley remained happily married until Gene's death from a stroke on March 18, 2000.

  17. Lula da Silva

    Cesare Battisti

    Sunday Mar 18, 2007Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    When wanted Italian terrorist Cesare Battisti was arrested in Rio de Janeiro on 18 March 2007 by Brazilian and French police officers, Brazilian Minister of Justice Tarso Genro granted him status as a political refugee, a controversial decision which divided Italy and the Brazilian and international press.

  18. Visa Inc.

    Visa sold 406 million shares at US$44 per share ($2 above the high end of the expected $37–42 pricing range), raising US$17.9 billion in the largest initial public offering in U.S. history

    Tuesday Mar 18, 2008U.S.

    The IPO took place on March 18, 2008. Visa sold 406 million shares at US$44 per share ($2 above the high end of the expected $37–42 pricing range), raising US$17.9 billion in the largest initial public offering in U.S. history.

  19. Sony Corporation

    The PlayStation VR announcement

    Tuesday Mar 18, 2014San Francisco, California, U.S.

    On 18 March 2014, at GDC, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida announced their new virtual reality technology dubbed Project Morpheus, and later named PlayStation VR, for PlayStation 4.The headset brought VR gaming and non-gaming software to the company's console. According to a report released by Houston-based patent consulting firm LexInnova in May 2015, Sony is leading the virtual reality patent race. According to the firm's analysis of nearly 12,000 patents or patent applications, Sony has 366 virtual reality patents or patent applications. PlayStation VR was released worldwide on 13 October 2016.

  20. Java (programming language)

    Java SE 8

    Tuesday Mar 18, 2014California, U.S.

    On March 18, 2014, Oracle released Java SE 8.

  21. Brexit

    Speaker of the House of Commons informed the House of Commons that a third meaningful vote could be held only on a motion that was significantly different from the previous one

    Monday Mar 18, 2019United Kingdom

    On 18 March 2019, the Speaker (Speaker of the House of Commons) informed the House of Commons that a third meaningful vote could be held only on a motion that was significantly different from the previous one, citing parliamentary precedents going back to 1604.

  22. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    All American states infected

    Wednesday Mar 18, 2020U.S.

    As of 18 March 2020, the epidemic was reported to be present in all states, plus the District of Columbia. The number of confirmed cases in the U.S. rose to 9,486, with 157 deaths.

  23. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    No new cases in China claimed

    Wednesday Mar 18, 2020China

    As of March 18, Wuhan, along with the rest of China has not had any new cases, raising questions of the potential consequences when social distancing requirements start to be lifted. Estimates are that less than 1% in China have had the disease, leaving more than 99% vulnerable to future waves of infection. With SARS in 2003, there was no transmission to others during incubation and the early symptoms. With COVID-19, there is evidence of early transmission. Ben Cowling, professor of epidemiology at Hong Kong University, said, “This coronavirus is more comparable to influenza.” It is not known how and if Covid-19 may resurface, though some fear it could follow a similar path to the 1918-1919 flu pandemic in which the second and third waves were more deadly than the first.

  24. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Who Situational Report -- 58

    Wednesday Mar 18, 2020Geneva, Switzerland

    On 18, March, the WHO declared on its situation report 58 that the number of infections has reached 191,127 and that the death count was 7807.

  25. Wounding of Prince William

    Thursday Mar 18, 1582Antwerp

    Prince William was injured in an attack.

  26. George Washington

    9,000 British troops and Loyalists began a chaotic ten-day evacuation of Boston

    Monday Mar 18, 1776Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

    On March 17, 9,000 British troops and Loyalists began a chaotic ten-day evacuation of Boston aboard 120 ships. Soon after, Washington entered the city with 500 men, with explicit orders not to plunder the city. He ordered vaccinations against smallpox to great effect, as he did later in Morristown, New Jersey.

  27. Unification of Italy

    Tensions increased until the Milanese and Venetians rose in revolt

    Saturday Mar 18, 1848Milan, Italy

    In Lombardy, tensions increased until the Milanese and Venetians rose in revolt on 18 March 1848.

  28. German revolutions of 1848–1849

    A large demonstration occurred in Germany

    Saturday Mar 18, 1848Central Europe (Present-Day Germany)

    On March 18, a large demonstration occurred. After two shots were fired, fearing that some of the 20,000 soldiers would be used against them, demonstrators erected barricades, and a battle ensued until troops were ordered 13 hours later to retreat, leaving hundreds dead.

  29. Carter G. Woodson

    Woodson wrote to Grimké's comments about his proposals

    Thursday Mar 18, 1915U.S.

    Responding to Grimké's comments about his proposals, on March 18, 1915, Woodson wrote: I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a law suit. It would do the cause much good. Let us banish fear. We have been in this mental state for three centuries. I am a radical. I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me. His difference of opinion with Grimké, who wanted a more conservative course, contributed to Woodson's ending his affiliation with the NAACP.

  30. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

    The Imprisonment

    Saturday Mar 18, 1922India

    Gandhi began his sentence on 18 March 1922. With Gandhi isolated in prison, the Indian National Congress split into two factions, , opposing this move. Furthermore, co-operation among Hindus and Muslims ended as Khilafat movement collapsed with the rise of Ataturk in Turkey. Muslim leaders left the Congress and began forming Muslim organizations. The political base behind Gandhi had broken into factions.

  31. Anna May Wong

    Wong was cast in a supporting role in The Thief of Bagdad

    Tuesday Mar 18, 1924U.S.

    At the age of 19, Wong was cast in a supporting role as a scheming Mongol slave in the 1924 Douglas Fairbanks picture The Thief of Bagdad. Playing a stereotypical "Dragon Lady" role, her brief appearances on-screen caught the attention of audiences and critics alike.

  32. Disasters with highest death tolls

    The Tri-State Tornado

    Wednesday Mar 18, 1925(Missouri–Illinois–Indiana), U.S.

    The Tri-State Tornado of Wednesday, March 18, 1925 was the deadliest tornado in United States history. It was also the most exceptional tornado during a major outbreak of at least 12 known significant tornadoes, spanning a large portion of the Midwestern and Southern United States. This one tornado alone inflicted 695 fatalities, more than twice as many as the second deadliest, the Great Natchez, Mississippi Tornado.

  33. Alan Turing

    Installing the first Bombe

    Monday Mar 18, 1940Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Within weeks of arriving at Bletchley Park, Turing had specified an electromechanical machine called the bombe, which could break Enigma more effectively than the Polish bomba kryptologiczna, from which its name was derived. The first bombe was installed on 18 March 1940.

  34. Vietnam War

    Cambodian coup of 1970

    Wednesday Mar 18, 1970Cambodia

    In March 1970, Prince Sihanouk was deposed by his pro-American prime minister Lon Nol, who demanded that North Vietnamese troops leave Cambodia or face military action.

  35. Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky was taken to the Hospital

    Thursday Mar 18, 1971New York, U.S.

    On 18 March 1971, Stravinsky was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital with pulmonary edema where he stayed for ten days.

  36. 1973 oil crisis

    All except Libya

    Monday Mar 18, 1974Vienna, Austria

    Arab oil ministers announced the end of the embargo against the United States, all except Libya.

  37. Iran–Iraq War

    Operation al-Fawz al-'Azim (Supreme Success)

    Thursday Mar 18, 1982Iran

    The Iraqis, realising that the Iranians were planning to attack, decided to preempt them with Operation al-Fawz al-'Azim (Supreme Success) on 19 March. Using a large number of tanks, helicopters, and fighter jets, they attacked the Iranian buildup around the Roghabiyeh pass. Though Saddam and his generals assumed they had succeeded, in reality the Iranian forces remained fully intact.

  38. Bosnian War

    The Lisbon Agreement

    Wednesday Mar 18, 1992Lisbon, Portugal

    On 18 March 1992, all three sides signed the Lisbon Agreement: Alija Izetbegović for the Bosniaks, Radovan Karadžić for the Serbs and Mate Boban for the Croats.

  39. Michael Jordan

    Back to NBA

    Saturday Mar 18, 1995U.S.

    On March 18, 1995, Jordan announced his return to the NBA through a two-word press release: "I'm back."

  40. Kosovo War

    Rambouillet Accords

    Thursday Mar 18, 1999Château de Rambouillet, France

    On 18 March 1999, the Albanian, US, and British delegations signed what became known as the Rambouillet Accords, while the Yugoslav and Russian delegations refused.

  41. Mamie Till

    Gene Mobley died 

    Saturday Mar 18, 2000Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Mamie and Gene Mobley remained happily married until Gene's death from a stroke on March 18, 2000.

  42. Lula da Silva

    Cesare Battisti

    Sunday Mar 18, 2007Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    When wanted Italian terrorist Cesare Battisti was arrested in Rio de Janeiro on 18 March 2007 by Brazilian and French police officers, Brazilian Minister of Justice Tarso Genro granted him status as a political refugee, a controversial decision which divided Italy and the Brazilian and international press.

  43. Visa Inc.

    Visa sold 406 million shares at US$44 per share ($2 above the high end of the expected $37–42 pricing range), raising US$17.9 billion in the largest initial public offering in U.S. history

    Tuesday Mar 18, 2008U.S.

    The IPO took place on March 18, 2008. Visa sold 406 million shares at US$44 per share ($2 above the high end of the expected $37–42 pricing range), raising US$17.9 billion in the largest initial public offering in U.S. history.

  44. Sony Corporation

    The PlayStation VR announcement

    Tuesday Mar 18, 2014San Francisco, California, U.S.

    On 18 March 2014, at GDC, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida announced their new virtual reality technology dubbed Project Morpheus, and later named PlayStation VR, for PlayStation 4.The headset brought VR gaming and non-gaming software to the company's console. According to a report released by Houston-based patent consulting firm LexInnova in May 2015, Sony is leading the virtual reality patent race. According to the firm's analysis of nearly 12,000 patents or patent applications, Sony has 366 virtual reality patents or patent applications. PlayStation VR was released worldwide on 13 October 2016.

  45. Java (programming language)

    Java SE 8

    Tuesday Mar 18, 2014California, U.S.

    On March 18, 2014, Oracle released Java SE 8.

  46. Brexit

    Speaker of the House of Commons informed the House of Commons that a third meaningful vote could be held only on a motion that was significantly different from the previous one

    Monday Mar 18, 2019United Kingdom

    On 18 March 2019, the Speaker (Speaker of the House of Commons) informed the House of Commons that a third meaningful vote could be held only on a motion that was significantly different from the previous one, citing parliamentary precedents going back to 1604.

  47. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    All American states infected

    Wednesday Mar 18, 2020U.S.

    As of 18 March 2020, the epidemic was reported to be present in all states, plus the District of Columbia. The number of confirmed cases in the U.S. rose to 9,486, with 157 deaths.

  48. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    No new cases in China claimed

    Wednesday Mar 18, 2020China

    As of March 18, Wuhan, along with the rest of China has not had any new cases, raising questions of the potential consequences when social distancing requirements start to be lifted. Estimates are that less than 1% in China have had the disease, leaving more than 99% vulnerable to future waves of infection. With SARS in 2003, there was no transmission to others during incubation and the early symptoms. With COVID-19, there is evidence of early transmission. Ben Cowling, professor of epidemiology at Hong Kong University, said, “This coronavirus is more comparable to influenza.” It is not known how and if Covid-19 may resurface, though some fear it could follow a similar path to the 1918-1919 flu pandemic in which the second and third waves were more deadly than the first.

  49. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Who Situational Report -- 58

    Wednesday Mar 18, 2020Geneva, Switzerland

    On 18, March, the WHO declared on its situation report 58 that the number of infections has reached 191,127 and that the death count was 7807.

  50. Wounding of Prince William

    Thursday Mar 18, 1582Antwerp

    Prince William was injured in an attack.