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JUNGLE BOOK RELEASES IN USA
OCTOBER 18, 1967 : Walt Disney's classic "Jungle Book" motion picture is released.
read more.....FRANCIS CRICK, JAMES WATSON, AND MAURICE WILKINS WIN NOBEL PRIZE
OCTOBER 18, 1962 : Drs. Francis Harry Compton Crick, James Dewey Watson and Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins, left to right, are jointly...
read more.....BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT GOES INTO EXILE
OCTOBER 18, 2003 : Bolivian Gas War: President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, is forced to resign and leave Bolivia.
read more.....THOMAS ALVA EDISON DIES
OCTOBER 18, 1931 : Known for his incredible inventions, the American scientist dies aged 84, almost 50 years after inventing the...
read more.....FUNERAL OF MAFIA BOSS CARLO GAMBINO IN NY
OCTOBER 18, 1976 : The funeral of the 'boss of the bosses' and considered the most powerful leaders of the American Mafia world,...
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Sadiq Khan is elected Mayor of London
Sadiq Khan is elected Mayor of London and becomes London's first ethnic minority mayor. Khan is the first Muslim to be the mayor of a major... [ read more ]Vladimir Putin becomes Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin is appointed as Russia's Prime Minister. [ read more ]First female cadet to graduate from The Citadel
Although she wasn't the first woman to be admitted, on this day Nancy Mace (C), the author of 'In the Company of Men: A Woman at the... [ read more ]South Africa’s new democracy is approved
South Africa takes another step from apartheid to democracy by adopting a constitution that guaranteed equal rights for blacks and whites. [ read more ]Soviets announce boycott of Olympics
The Soviet Union announces it would boycott the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. [ read more ]Smallpox is eradicated
At a special session in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Health Organization 'WHO' announces the global eradication of smallpox. The formal... [ read more ]Muhammad Ali Conscientious Objector Case
Muhammad Ali is arraigned after pleading not guilty, on a charge of refusing to be drafted into the American army to serve in Vietnam, upon grounds... [ read more ]Victory in Europe day
Cities across the U.S. and Great Britain celebrate the effective end of World War II in Europe; a formal and unconditional surrender of all German... [ read more ]Gandhi begins hunger strike
Iconic Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi begins a self-purification fast of 21 days on this day. The fast launched a year-long campaign to protest the... [ read more ]Sir David Attenborough is born
Regarded as Britain's national treasure and named among the 100 Greatest Britons, veteran broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Frederick... [ read more ]Mount Pelée erupts
In one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions of the 20th century, Mount Pelée erupts on the Caribbean island of Martinique, killing about 30,000... [ read more ]Coca-Cola is introduced
American pharmacist Dr. John S. Pemberton sells the first bottle of Coca-Cola, at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. The distinctive... [ read more ]Total History: 3,026 - Today In History Popularity: 5,323