December 18 holidays, events, history
👉 HOLIDAYS:
🇺🇳 International Migrants Day.
🇺🇳 International Arabic Language Day.
🔹 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS:
🇺🇸 USA – National Twins Day.
🇮🇷 Iran – University Unity Day.
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan – Insurance Workers’ Day.
🇲🇩 Moldova – Police Day.
🇳🇪 Niger – Republic Day.
🇶🇦 Qatar – National Day.
🇷🇺 Russia – Civil Registry Office Employees’ Day.
👉 EVENTS:
– BC 218 – Hannibal defeated the Romans at the Battle of Trebia.
– 1708 – By decree of Peter I, the territory of Russia was divided into 8 provinces.
– 1833 – The anthem of Russia – “God Save the Tsar!” was performed for the first time.
– 1845 – Battle of Mudkip (First Anglo-Afghan War).
– 1865 – The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery.
– 1876 – The first political demonstration in Russia took place in St. Petersburg.
– 1892 – Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker premiered.
– 1940 – Nazi Germany’s plan to attack the USSR – Operation Barbarossa – was approved.
– 1947 – Eddie Antar founded Crazy Eddie Electronics.
– 1958 – The world’s first communications satellite was launched.
– 1973 – The Islamic Development Bank was established.
– 1981 – The TU-160 bomber made its first flight.
– 1987 – The first version of the Perl language was released.
– 1994 – The Chauvet Cave Gallery with unique cave paintings was created in France.
– 2004 – The first-ever plastic surgery competition was held in Beijing.
– 2011 – The last US troops left Iraq.
– 2020 – The ice-resistant self-propelled platform “North Pole” was launched in the Russian Federation at the Admiralteyskiye Verfi JSC.
