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What Happened On July 18

Q: What happened on July 18?

1870: The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility. 1841: Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, was crowned at the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro. 1334: The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone. 1863: American Civil War: Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American military units in the Union Army, spearheaded an assault (pictured) on Fort Wagner, South Carolina. 1723: Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig. 1863: American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner. 1862: First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps. 1723: Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136, in Leipzig on the eighth Sunday after Trinity. 452: Sack of Aquileia: After an earlier defeat on the Catalaunian Plains, Attila lays siege to the metropolis of Aquileia and eventually destroys it. 1984: Parts of the dismembered body of Swedish prostitute Catrine da Costa were found in Stockholm.

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1870 First ever
The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
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1841 Oddly true
Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, was crowned at the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1334 First ever
The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1863 First ever
American Civil War: Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American military units in the Union Army, spearheaded an assault (pictured) on Fort Wagner, South Carolina.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1723 First ever
Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1863 First ever
American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1862 First ever
First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1723 First ever
Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136, in Leipzig on the eighth Sunday after Trinity.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
452 Oddly true
Sack of Aquileia: After an earlier defeat on the Catalaunian Plains, Attila lays siege to the metropolis of Aquileia and eventually destroys it.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1984 Oddly true
Parts of the dismembered body of Swedish prostitute Catrine da Costa were found in Stockholm.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

2019A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing 36 people and injuring dozens of others. Wikipedia →
2014The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed. Wikipedia →
2013The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Wikipedia →
2012At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a bomb explodes on an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria. Wikipedia →
2002A Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crashes near Estes Park, Colorado, killing both crew members. Wikipedia →
1996Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever. Wikipedia →
1996Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1,200 soldiers. Wikipedia →
1995On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee. Wikipedia →
1994The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300. Wikipedia →
1994Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the genocide. Wikipedia →
1992A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web. Wikipedia →
1984McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being shot dead by police. Wikipedia →
1982Two hundred sixty-eight Guatemalan campesinos ("peasants" or "country people") are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre. Wikipedia →
1981A Canadair CL-44 and Sukhoi Su-15 collide in mid-air near Yerevan, Armenia, killing four. Wikipedia →
1979A landslide occurs on the Iliwerung volcano in Indonesia, triggering a tsunami that kills over 530 and leaves 700 missing. Wikipedia →
1976Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Wikipedia →
1970An Antonov An-22 of the Soviet Air Forces crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 23 aboard. Wikipedia →
1968Intel is founded in Mountain View, California. Wikipedia →
1966Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle. Wikipedia →
1966A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan because of numerous setbacks in the war effort. Wikipedia →
1942World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia. Wikipedia →
1942The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time. Wikipedia →
1925Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf. Wikipedia →
1914The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time. Wikipedia →
1872The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot. Wikipedia →
1870The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility. Wikipedia →
1863American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner. Wikipedia →
1862First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps. Wikipedia →
1857Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French. Wikipedia →
1841Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. Wikipedia →
1812The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars. Wikipedia →
1806A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, kills around 200 people. Wikipedia →
1723Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136, in Leipzig on the eighth Sunday after Trinity. Wikipedia →
1555The College of Arms is reincorporated by Royal charter signed by Queen Mary I of England and King Philip II of Spain. Wikipedia →
1507In Brussels, Prince Charles I is crowned Duke of Burgundy and Count of Flanders, a year after inheriting the title. Wikipedia →
1389France and England agree to the Truce of Leulinghem, inaugurating a 13-year peace, the longest period of sustained peace during the Hundred Years' War. Wikipedia →
1334The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone. Wikipedia →
1290King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England. Wikipedia →
1216Election of pope Honorius III following the death of pope Innocent III two days prior.
1195Battle of Alarcos: Almohad forces defeat the Castilian army of Alfonso VIII and force its retreat to Toledo. Wikipedia →
645Chinese forces under general Li Shiji besiege the strategic fortress city of Anshi (Liaoning) during the Goguryeo–Tang War. Wikipedia →
452Sack of Aquileia: After an earlier defeat on the Catalaunian Plains, Attila lays siege to the metropolis of Aquileia and eventually destroys it. Wikipedia →
362Roman–Persian Wars: Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary force (60,000 men) and stays there for nine months to launch a campaign against the Persian Empire. Wikipedia →
477 BCBattle of the Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army. Wikipedia →

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