Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
July 18
| 1789 | Robespierre, a deputy from Arras, France, decides to back the French Revolution. | |
| 1812 | Great Britain signs the Treaty of Orebro, making peace with Russia and Sweden. | |
| 1830 | Uruguay adopts a liberal constitution. | |
| 1861 | Union and Confederate troops skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, in a prelude to the Battle of Bull Run. | |
| 1877 | Inventor Thomas Edison records the human voice for the first time. | |
| 1872 | The Ballot Act is passed in Great Britain, providing for secret election ballots. | |
| 1935 | Ethiopian King Haile Selassie urges his countrymen to fight to the last man against the invading Italian army. | |
| 1936 | General Francisco Franco of Spain revolts against the Republican government, starting the Spanish Civil War. | |
| 1942 | The German Me-262, the first jet-propelled aircraft to fly in combat, makes its first flight. | |
| 1971 | New Zealand and Austrailia announce they will pull their troops out of Vietnam. | |
| 1994 | In Buenos Aires, a massive car bomb kills 96 people. | |
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Born on July 18 |
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| 1811 | William Makepeace Thackeray, English novelist and satirist. | |
| 1887 | Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator during World War II. | |
| 1902 | Jessamyn West, American author (The Friendly Persuasion). | |
| 1906 | Clifford Odets, playwright (Waiting for Lefty). | |
| 1913 | "Red" Skelton, American comedian and actor. | |
| 1918 | Nelson Mandela, civil rights activist, first black president of South Africa. | |
| 1921 | John Glenn, Jr., American pilot, astronaut and politician. | |
| 1929 | Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American blues singer. | |
| 1933 | Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet. | |
| 1939 | Hunter S. Thompson, journalist. | |
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