History Events on August 18
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History Events on August 18
A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.
#1783_Great_Meteor
In 1783
A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
#Great_Thessaloniki_Fire_of_1917
In 1917
The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes.
#Pendle_witches
In 1612
Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria.
#Battle_of_Marj_Rahit_(684)
In 684
The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
#Thousand_Islands_Bridge
In 1938
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
#Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
In 1920
The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle is fought to a draw between the French army and the Flemish militias.
#Battle_of_Mons-en-Pévèle
In 1304
The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads.
#United_States_Exploring_Expedition
In 1838
Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas.
#Virginia_Dare
In 1587
John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.
#John_White_(colonist_and_artist)
In 1590
Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
#Urbain_Grandier
In 1634
Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
#Civil_rights_movement
In 1963
Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.
#Camila_O'Gorman
In 1848
The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces.
#Siege_of_Málaga_(1487)
In 1487
In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom, the Axe murder incident results in the death of two US soldiers.
#Korean_Demilitarized_Zone
In 1976
Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
#Hurricane_Alicia
In 1983
American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern: Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
#American_Civil_War
In 1864
In 2017
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