What Happened on Jan 18

Joseph Smith Jr. Elopes With Emma Hale

Emma first met her future husband, Joseph Smith, Jr., in 1825. Smith lived near Palmyra, New York, but boarded with the Hales in Harmony while he... Read more

A.A. Milne Is Born

Alan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear... Read more

Paris Peace Conference

The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors in World War I to set the peace terms for Germany and other defeated nations, and... Read more

"David Copperfield" Is Released

The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (usually shortened to David Copperfield) is a 1935... Read more

Ohio River Flood of 1937

For 19 days -- from Jan. 18 until Feb. 5 -- the swirling, muddy waters of the Ohio leapt riverbanks and blanketed one-sixth of a city paralyzed by... Read more

Eruption of Mount Lamington

Mount Lamington began to erupt on the night of 18 January 1951. Three days later there was a violent eruption when a large part of the northern... Read more

Ronald Reagan Plays Alan Royce in "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" - Season 1, Episode 17: The Way Home

The DuPont Show with June Allyson (also known as The June Allyson Show) is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from September 21,... Read more

George H.W. Bush Serves as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee

Amidst the Watergate scandal, Nixon asked Bush to become chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1973. Bush accepted, and held this... Read more

Super Bowl X - Steelers 21, Cowboys 17

Super Bowl X was an American football game played on January 18, 1976 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League... Read more

Granville Rail Disaster

Granville, near Sydney, Australia, 18 January, 1977 a crowded commuter train was derailed and struck the supporting pillars of an over-bridge. The... Read more

Washington DC Mayor Marion Barry Is Arrested in a Sting Operation for Possession of Crack Cocaine

On January 18, 1990, Barry was arrested with a former girlfriend, Hazel "Rasheeda" Moore, in a sting operation at the Vista Hotel by the FBI and... Read more

Saddam Hussein Orders the Launch of SCUD Missiles Against Israel

If Iraq was to be forced to obey UN resolutions, the Iraqi government made it no secret that it would respond by attacking Israel, a state that was... Read more

MST3K Ep. 323 - "The Castle of Fu Manchu"

The evil Doctor Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) threatens to freeze the Earth's oceans, and abducts a talented scientist with heart problems. Read more

Nas Releases Single It Ain't Hard to Tell

"It Ain't Hard to Tell" is Nas' second single and last track from his debut album Illmatic. Produced by Large Professor, the song samples Michael... Read more

Lisa Marie Presley divorces Michael Jackson.

Presley and Jackson divorced less than two years after getting married in the midst of Jackson's child sexual abuse scandal and, at the time, it... Read more

"Night of the Living Dead" Rifftrax is Released

Imagine you are wandering through a lonely graveyard when a wild-eyed man in a cheap suit tackles you and when you escape, tries to eat your... Read more

"Daredevil" Rifftrax is Released

Several years ago, it is quite likely that you were one of the millions who bought a ticket to see X-Men or Spiderman in the theater. The massive... Read more

Department of Defense announces creation of manual outlining rules for military commissions dealing with Guantanamo Bay detainees

The Defense Department today presented to Congress its manual outlining rules for military commissions as they will be conducted under the Military... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat Philadelphia 76ers, 116-89

What a difference a half makes. The Celtics improved to an NBA-best 32-6 with a 116-89 victory over the 76ers last night at TD Banknorth Garden.... Read more

FDA Approves Novartis's Tekturna HCT to Lower Hypertension

The FDA has approved Novartis' Tekturna HCT (aliskiren and hydrochlorothiazide) tablets, as initial therapy for patients who are likely to need... Read more

FDA Approves Tibotec's Intelence

Intelence is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. Intelence is used... Read more

Spike Maynard recuses from Harman-Massey case, Benjamin refuses to do so

Maintaining that he has "no doubt in his own mind" that he could be objective, Chief Justice Spike Maynard recused himself Friday from a... Read more

Dallas Mavericks defeat Boston Celtics, 99-90

This, too, shall pass. That I know. The Celtics lost at home again last night, this time to the Dallas Mavericks. The score was 99-90, and that... Read more

Dallas Stars defeat Minnesota Wild, 4-3

DALLAS - Another four-goal deficit led to more late-game drama from the Wild on Monday night, but the latest near-comeback didn't compare to the... Read more

Former President Bill Clinton Arrives in Haiti with Supplies

Former president Bill Clinton on Monday visited the devastated Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, where he visited with hospital patients and... Read more