What Happened on Nov 18

St. Elizabeth's Flood of 1421

The St. Elizabeth's flood of 1421 was a flooding of an area in what is now the Netherlands. It takes its name from the feast day of Saint Elisabeth... Read more

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre Is Born

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, inventor of the first practical process of photography, was born near Paris, France on November 18, 1789. A... Read more

Mark Twain Publishes "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"

Twain then moved to San Francisco, California in 1864, where he continued working as a journalist. He met other writers, such as Bret Harte,... Read more

Time Zones Are Created

On November 18, 1883, four standard time zones for the continental U.S.A. were introduced at the instigation of the railroads. At noon on this day... Read more

Mickey Mouse Appears in his First Animated Feature

In the fall of 1928, Walt Disney could claim three dubious assets: a new animated cartoon character called Mickey Mouse, three short silent films... Read more

5th Academy Awards

The 5th Academy Awards were conducted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 18, 1932 at a ceremony held at The Ambassador... Read more

Ballantyne's Store Disaster

There have, however, been terrible examples of the loss of human life by fire. Chief among these was undoubtedly the holocaust in a Christchurch... Read more

"Adam's Rib" Is Released

Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, Adam's Rib is a peerless comedy predicated on the double standard. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn... Read more

'See It Now' Premieres On Television

See It Now was a television newsmagazine and documentary broadcast by CBS in the 1950s. It was created by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly,... Read more

Ronald Reagan Appears as Farrel in "Cattle Queen of Montana"

The Jones family, about to prove claim to prime Montana land, is raided by renegade Indians in league with villainous neighbor McCord, who gets... Read more

"I Want To Live!" Is Released

I Want to Live! (1958) is a drama film noir directed by Robert Wise which tells the story of a woman, Barbara Graham, convicted of murder and... Read more

"Ben-Hur" Is Released

Ben-Hur (or Benhur) is a 1959 epic film directed by William Wyler, and is the third film version of Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the... Read more

King's Cross Fire

On Nov. 18, 1987, a flash fire engulfed an old wooden escalator at the King's Cross underground station. Thirty one people perished in that... Read more

"The Last Emperor" Is Released

The Last Emperor is a biopic about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, whose autobiography was the basis for the screenplay written by... Read more

"Malcolm X" Is Released

Malcolm X is a 1992 biographical film directed by Spike Lee about the African-American activist and black nationalist Malcolm X. The story is based... Read more

"The Contest" - Season 4 Episode 11 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Contest" was the 51st episode of the NBC sitcom, Seinfeld. The eleventh episode of the fourth season, it aired on November 18, 1992. In the... Read more

Atari Releases the Jaguar in North America

The Atari Jaguar is a video game console, released by Atari Corporation in 1993. It was designed to surpass the Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super... Read more

"The Masseuse" - Season 5 Episode 9 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Masseuse" is the seventy-third episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 9th episode for the 5th season. It aired on November 18,... Read more

Metallica releases ReLoad

ReLoad is the seventh album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released November 18, 1997. The album is a direct sequel or counterpart to the... Read more

Nas Releases Single "Got Ur Self A…"

"Got Ur Self A…" is the second single from the 2001 album Stillmatic by the rapper Nas. The song samples "Woke Up This Morning" by Alabama... Read more

Nintendo Gamecube Hits the Shelves in North America

The Nintendo GameCube is Nintendo's fourth home video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. It is the successor to the... Read more

Blink-182 releases the self-titled album

Blink-182 is the eponymously-titled fifth studio album by the American pop punk band Blink-182. It was produced by Jerry Finn, and was released on... Read more

Steve Vai Releases "The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology"

The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology is Steve Vai's compilation album that was released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). This two-disc compilation... Read more

Dedication and opening of William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park

The William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park includes the Clinton presidential library and the offices of the Clinton Foundation and the... Read more

FDA Approves OSI Pharms' Tarceva

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) TARCEVA monotherapy is indicated for the maintenance treatment of patients with locally advanced or... Read more