This Day In History
December 18
Mayflower docks at Plymouth Harbor States give thanks Rebles rout Yankees in western Tennessee Slavery abolished in America Short story writer H.H. Munro is born in Burma The death of Molly-ism Ty Cobb is born Wetherill and Mason discover Mesa Verde Piltdown Man discovered Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Bolling Galt Battle of Verdun ends Japan invades Hong Kong Director Steven Spielberg born The Tokens earn a #1 hit with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" opens in New York Nixon announces start of "Christmas Bombing" of North Vietnam Nixon orders the initiation of Operation Linebacker II Power plant burns in Venezuela
Mayflower docks at Plymouth Harbor States give thanks Rebles rout Yankees in western Tennessee Slavery abolished in America Short story writer H.H. Munro is born in Burma The death of Molly-ism Ty Cobb is born Wetherill and Mason discover Mesa Verde Piltdown Man discovered Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Bolling Galt Battle of Verdun ends Japan invades Hong Kong Director Steven Spielberg born The Tokens earn a #1 hit with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" opens in New York Nixon announces start of "Christmas Bombing" of North Vietnam Nixon orders the initiation of Operation Linebacker II Power plant burns in Venezuela
