History of October 18

 

History of October 18

History of today

Important events of this day in the history of the country and the world

Important events of October 18

• 1003 – Pope Sylvester II dies, ending the first millennium of Christianity.
• 1356 – Hundred Years' War: The Battle of Maupertuis is fought, resulting in an English victory.
• 1541 - Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor of Scotland dies.
• 1629 – Minin and Pozharsky expel Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces from Moscow, ending the Time of Troubles in Russia.
• 1687 – Isaac Newton published his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, laying the foundation of classical mechanics.
• 1748 – The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.
• 1867 – The United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Alaska Day is celebrated every year in the state of Alaska.
• 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire begins, killing hundreds and destroying much of the city.
• 1898 – The United States captures Puerto Rico from Spain, ending the Spanish–American War.
• 1900 - Count Bernhard von Bülow became Chancellor of Germany.
• 1912 – The First Balkan War begins, as Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
• 1914 – World War I: The Battle of Ypres begins, resulting in heavy losses on both sides.
• 1954 – Texas Instruments unveils the Regency TR-1, the first commercially produced transistor radio.
• 1962 - James D. Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the structure of DNA.
• 1968 – The U.S. Olympic Committee suspended Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving the Black Power salute during a victory ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
• 1976 – North America's longest crude oil pipeline system, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, is completed.
• 1987 – Black Monday: The stock market crashes, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing more than 22% of its value in a single day.
• 2003 - Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Teresa, who won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her charity work.
• 2011 – The Palestinian National Authority is admitted to UNESCO as a full member.

International Day for the Preservation of the World's Audiovisual Heritage

October 18 is also celebrated as the International Day for the Preservation of the World's Audiovisual Heritage. The day was established in 2005 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to raise awareness of the importance of preserving audiovisual heritage and promote action to protect it.

The International Day for the Preservation of the World's Audiovisual Heritage is an opportunity to learn about the importance of audiovisual heritage and take action to help preserve it. It is also a day to celebrate the progress that has been made in preserving audiovisual heritage, and to recommit ourselves to achieving the goal of a world where audiovisual heritage is accessible to all. Is accessible. Is accessible.