What Happened on Feb 18

Frederick II Signs A Truce With Al-Kamil

In addition, Frederick received Nazareth, Sidon, Jaffa and Bethlehem. Other lordships may have been returned to Christian control, but sources... Read more

The Mayor Of Charleston, South Carolina, Surrenders Control Of The City To Alexander Schimmelfennig

A City of ruins, —silent, mournful, in deepest humiliation…The band was playing 'Hail, Columbia,' and the strains floated through the desolate... Read more

Enzo Ferrari is Born

Enzo Ferrari was born in Modena Italy on February 18 1898. He came from a well to do family that owned a metal foundry making railroad parts, they... Read more

Montreal Victorias win Stanley Cup

Montreal received another challenge from the MHA's Winnipeg Victorias. This time, it was decided that they would play a two-game total goals series... Read more

Pluto Discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh

In the 1840s, using Newtonian mechanics, Urbain Le Verrier predicted the position of the then-undiscovered planet Neptune after analysing... Read more

Proclamation of the Manchu State

On 18 February 1932 the Manchu State (Manchukuo, Pinyin: Mǎnzhōuguó)[3] was proclaimed and recognized by Japan on 16 September 1932. The city of... Read more

"Bringing Up Baby" Is Released

Bringing Up Baby is a 1938 screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. It tells the story of a... Read more

Japanese Army Begins Sustained Bombing of Chongqing

The bombing of Chongqing (Traditional Chinese: 重慶大轟炸, Simplified Chinese: 重庆大轰炸, Japanese: 重慶爆撃, from 18 February 1938 to 23 August 1943) was part... Read more

Battle of Badung Strait

The Battle of Badung Strait was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 19–20 February 1942 in Badung Strait... Read more

Joseph Goebbels Delivers His Sportpalast (Total War) Speech

Except for Hitler's most successful public meetings, I had never seen an audience so effectively roused to fanaticism. Back in his home, Goebbels... Read more

VIII Olympic Winter Games Held in Squaw Valley, California, United States

The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated between February... Read more

The Rolling Stones Release 'Milestones'

Here we have Volume 24 of the Russian boots. It is nothing more than a contract compilation. I must say, I really like this particular compilation.... Read more

Kiss releases self titled debut

Kiss is the self-titled debut album from the American hard rock band Kiss. When it was released, on February 18, 1974, Kiss had been a band for... Read more

"The Old Man" - Season 4 Episode 18 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Old Man" is the fifty-eighth episode of the American television sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 18th episode of the 4th season. It aired on... Read more

Eternal Champions is Released

Released during a wave of success of the fighting game, bolstered by the recent successes of Street Fighter II (1991), Fatal Fury (1991) and Mortal... Read more

Harry Caray Dies

Caray maintained a winter home in Palm Springs, California, along with his primary residence in Chicago. As discussed in Steve Stone's 1999 book,... Read more

South Park Episode 112 - "Mecha-Streisand"

The boys meet up with Barbara Streisand who wants to take over the world with Kyle's discovery and an archaeological dig. Leonard Maltin, Sydney... Read more

Pitch Black released

Pitch Black (also known as The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black) is a 2000 science fiction action movie directed by David Twohy and is recognized... Read more

Daegu Subway Fire

The Daegu subway fire of February 18, 2003 killed at least 198 people and injured at least 147. An arsonist set fire to a train stopped at the... Read more

Ministry release Animositisomina

Animositisomina is the eighth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2003. It is the group's first studio album and second... Read more

Kanye West releases "Homecoming" single

"Homecoming" is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West. It was released as the final single of his third studio album Graduation. It has been... Read more

2010 Austin Plane Crash

The remains of two people have been found in an Austin, Texas, building where a man crashed a small plane, authorities said. The identities of... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat Los Angeles Lakers, 87-86

This time, the snake wasn’t around to strike. Under normal circumstances, if a team had a 1-point lead with less than two minutes over the... Read more

Minnesota Golden Gophers defeat Wisconsin Badgers, 68-52

The Gophers didn't shave their heads to make a bold fashion statement before the Border Battle. They cut their hair to show support for junior... Read more

World Health Organization Recommends H1N1 Virus be Added to 2010-2011 Flu Vaccine

The H1N1 virus should be included in the 2010-2011 flu season -- northern hemisphere -- vaccine, World Health Organization officials in Switzerland... Read more