Historical Events In January - 18
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1929 On January - 18 "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio
1930 -27ºF (-33ºC), Watts OK (state record) on January - 18.
1930 -27°F (-33°C), Watts, Oklahoma (state record) on January - 18.
1933 On January - 18 white Sands National Monument, NM established
1934 On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in NYC
1936 Rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1937 Future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes on this day in history.
1938 On January - 18 bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG
1939 South African wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs New South Wales on this day in history.
1939 SA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* v NSW on this day in history.
1940 Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on January - 18.
1942 Nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman on January - 18.
1943 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis on January - 18.
1943 On January - 18 moscow announced the 16-month Nazi siege of Leningrad was lifted.
1943 On January - 18 presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts
1943 On January - 18 soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad
1943 Jews in Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis on January - 18.
1944 On this day in history the first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts
1944 The seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years on January - 18.
1944 1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz.
1945 Warsaw freed by Soviet army on this day in history.
1947 Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400 on January - 18.
1947 On January - 18 "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances
1948 Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS) on January - 18.
1948 1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria on this day in history.
1949 "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont) on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history south African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer
1950 On this day in history christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London
1951 On this day in history hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against German Democratic Republic"
1951 On this day in history the first use of lie detector in Netherlands
1951 On January - 18 1st use of lie detector in Netherlands
1951 Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41 on January - 18.
1953 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.
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