What Happened in 1918
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Cloquet Fire of 1918
On October 12 1918, a massive forest fire raced through northeastern Minnesota from Sturgeon Lake to Lake Superior north of Duluth. When it was... Read more
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"Shoulder Arms" (film) is Released
Shoulder Arms is Charlie Chaplin's second film for First National Pictures. Released in 1918, it is a silent comedy set in France during World War... Read more
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Battle of Sharqat Begins
The Battle of Sharqat (October 23—30, 1918) was between the British and the Ottoman Empire at the Mesopotamian Campaign in World War I, which... Read more
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Wreck of the SS Princess Sophia
Princess Sophia, was built for the Alaska run, and made her maiden voyage on June 7, 1912. She was not a fancy ship, her hull was short and had... Read more
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Armistice of Moudros Ends Hostilities in the Middle Eastern Theater
The Armistice of Moudros (Turkish: Mondros Ateşkes Anlaşması) ended the hostilities in the Middle Eastern theatre between the Ottoman Empire and... Read more
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Malbone Street Wreck
A Brighton Beach Train of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, made up of five wooden cars of the oldest type in use, which was speeding with a rush... Read more
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Armistice Signed at Compiegne Marks the End of World War 1
World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of... Read more
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Occupation of Constantinople
The Occupation of Constantinople (present day Istanbul) was the occupation of the capital of the Ottoman Empire, following the Armistice of Mudros... Read more
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Madeleine L'Engle is Born
A Wrinkle in Time is a science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle, first published in 1962. The book won a Newbery Medal, Sequoyah Book Award, and... Read more
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Al Capone Marries Mae Josephine Coughlin
In 1918 Capone married Mae Coughlin, an Irish girl, who gave him a son that year, Albert "Sonny" Francis Capone. The couple lived in Brooklyn for a... Read more
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