{"id":207730,"date":"2020-01-01T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/january-18\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:25:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:25:41","slug":"january-18","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/january-18\/","title":{"rendered":"January 18: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

January 18th is also known as Thesaurus Day and Winnie the Pooh Day.

Welcome to the eighteenth day of the year! We’re gradually getting through the beginning of the year, but we still have another days remaining in 2025.

We have put together a range of amazing facts and historical events that happened on this day throughout history.

Did you know that on this day in 1733, the first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston? When asked what polar bears eat, the handler replied “drunk Irishmen”.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about January 18^{th in history!\r\n\r\n}

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What memorable events happened on January 18 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2024\r\n\r\n
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter took off for its 72nd and final flight on Mars.\r\n\r\n
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In January 2021, Ingenuity became the first aircraft to fly on another planet. Ingenuity far exceeded its expected life, as it was only ever supposed to be able to handle five flights and last about a month.\r\n\r\n
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2022\r\n\r\n
Microsoft announced its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2005\r\n\r\n
France revealed the world’s largest commercial aircraft, nicknamed the superjumbo.\r\n\r\n
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Officially called the Airbus A380, it’s a double-decker 262 ft carrier and has a capacity of 555 passengers. Its first flight was on April 27, 2005.\r\n\r\n
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1986\r\n\r\n
Charity song “That’s What Friends Are For” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The song by Dionne & Friends featured Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder and was released to support and create awareness for AIDS. As a result, $3 million was raised for the cause.\r\n\r\n
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1986\r\n\r\n
NASA’s Columbia Space Shuttle completed mission STS-61-C when it landed at the Edwards Air Force Base.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
This completed the Columbia shuttle’s seventh mission and the 24th space shuttle mission overall. Aside from carrying a wide variety of experiments, the shuttle also brought a new satellite into orbit. It’s also claimed that a classified US Air Force infrared experiment was conducted during the flight. STS-61-C was the last shuttle flight before the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster.\r\n\r\n
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1973\r\n\r\n
The final episode of Monty Python’s “Flying Circus” season 3 was aired on BBC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1964\r\n\r\n
The plans to construct the World Trade Center in New York City were announced to the public.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1964\r\n\r\n
British band, The Beatles made it onto the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first time.\r\n\r\n
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“I Want to Hold Your Hand” peaked at number 45 in the charts.\r\n\r\n
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1951\r\n\r\n
The lie detector, invented in 1921 by John Augustus Larson, was first used in the Netherlands.\r\n\r\n
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1919\r\n\r\n
The Paris Peace Conference began in France.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
During the conference, five major peace treaties were created: the Treaty of Versailles, the Treaty of Saint-Germain, the Treaty of Neuilly, the Treaty of Trianon, and the Treaty of Sevres.\r\n\r\n
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1903\r\n\r\n
Massachusetts’s Marconi Wireless Station Site successfully sent the first radio transmission between the US and Europe.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1866\r\n\r\n
Wesley College was established in Melbourne, Australia\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Wesley was the first registered school in Australia.\r\n\r\n
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1778\r\n\r\n
Captain James Cook became the first European to travel to the Hawaiian islands.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Although he traveled past Oahu, Captain Cook landed at Waimea, which is located on the island of Kauai. Cook named the group of islands the “Sandwich” islands.\r\n\r\n
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1733\r\n\r\n
The first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston.\r\n\r\n
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When asked what polar bears ate, the handler said, “drunk Irishmen.”\r\n\r\n
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474 AD\r\n\r\n
Leo II was crowned Emperor of Rome at just seven years of age.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Is today your birthday? If so, did you know that Kevin Costner was also born on this day? Here are more famous people born on this day.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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