March 18th What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
2005 U.S.A. Terri Schiavo
18th March, 2005: Doctors in Florida, acting on orders of a state judge, removed Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. (She died 13 days later). Terri Schiavo had originally suffered severe brain injury on February 25, 1990 after a long period without oxygen following a collapse in her apartment. The case for her be removed from life support with all the interested parties started in 1998 with it continuing till the time of her death , the parents of Terri wanted their daughter to continue with life support but the husband believed his wife would not have wanted to live in this way.
The legal history around the Schiavo case included Florida courts,Federal District Court, Supreme Court of Florida and the Supreme Court of the United States.
And the interested parties who became involved included Pope John Paul II, politicians and advocacy groups including pro-life and disability rights, the case was featured on many news and discussion programs which helped to highlight the difficulties with any case like this because of political and each persons own religious beliefs.
18th March, 2005: Doctors in Florida, acting on orders of a state judge, removed Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. (She died 13 days later). Terri Schiavo had originally suffered severe brain injury on February 25, 1990 after a long period without oxygen following a collapse in her apartment. The case for her be removed from life support with all the interested parties started in 1998 with it continuing till the time of her death , the parents of Terri wanted their daughter to continue with life support but the husband believed his wife would not have wanted to live in this way.
The legal history around the Schiavo case included Florida courts,Federal District Court, Supreme Court of Florida and the Supreme Court of the United States.
And the interested parties who became involved included Pope John Paul II, politicians and advocacy groups including pro-life and disability rights, the case was featured on many news and discussion programs which helped to highlight the difficulties with any case like this because of political and each persons own religious beliefs.
1920 U.S.A. Child Labor Laws
18th March, 1920: Child labor laws of Georgia were highly debated. It was proposed by one state representative that forbade children less than twelve years of age to work. Similarly, it was proposed that children under fourteen should not be able to work without parent or guardian’s signed permission.
18th March, 1920: Child labor laws of Georgia were highly debated. It was proposed by one state representative that forbade children less than twelve years of age to work. Similarly, it was proposed that children under fourteen should not be able to work without parent or guardian’s signed permission.
1920 U.S.A. Strike Ends
18th March, 1920: An embargo placed on United Airway Express shipments out of Chicago was lifted. Therefore, outgoing shipments could again be made to places such as Texas, Oklahoma, and other Southwestern states. Furthermore, deliveries could be made to the East, as far as New York. This embargo was originally a result of a strike organized by Express workers in the area. Only 25 percent of the workers had returned to work as of this date, however.
18th March, 1920: An embargo placed on United Airway Express shipments out of Chicago was lifted. Therefore, outgoing shipments could again be made to places such as Texas, Oklahoma, and other Southwestern states. Furthermore, deliveries could be made to the East, as far as New York. This embargo was originally a result of a strike organized by Express workers in the area. Only 25 percent of the workers had returned to work as of this date, however.
1922 India Mohandas K. Gandhi
18th March, 1922: Mohandas K. Gandhi a British educated lawyer, was sentenced to prison in India for civil disobedience after calling for mass civil disobedience which included boycotting British educational institutions and law courts, not working for the British controlled government and the boycott of foreign-made goods, especially British goods. In his many speeches he always emphasized that the USE OF VIOLENCE on both sides was wrong . He was sentenced to 6 years but released after 2 years.
18th March, 1922: Mohandas K. Gandhi a British educated lawyer, was sentenced to prison in India for civil disobedience after calling for mass civil disobedience which included boycotting British educational institutions and law courts, not working for the British controlled government and the boycott of foreign-made goods, especially British goods. In his many speeches he always emphasized that the USE OF VIOLENCE on both sides was wrong . He was sentenced to 6 years but released after 2 years.
1925 U.S.A. Tornado
18th March, 1925: A giant tornado, struck Missouri, Illinois and Indiana during the mid-afternoon killing hundreds often referred to as the tri-state tornados.
18th March, 1925: A giant tornado, struck Missouri, Illinois and Indiana during the mid-afternoon killing hundreds often referred to as the tri-state tornados.
1937 U.S.A. Gas Explosion
18th March, 1937: A gas explosion at a school in New London, Texas, killed more than 400 people, most of them children.
18th March, 1937: A gas explosion at a school in New London, Texas, killed more than 400 people, most of them children.
1938 Poland Lithuania accepts demands
18th March, 1938: Apparently war was prevented as Lithuania accepted all of the demands made by Poland. This act of submission was not to be regarded as giving in to an ultimatum, but rather as a gesture of good will.
18th March, 1938: Apparently war was prevented as Lithuania accepted all of the demands made by Poland. This act of submission was not to be regarded as giving in to an ultimatum, but rather as a gesture of good will.
1940 World War II Hitler and Mussolini
18th March, 1940: Hitler and Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass and agree to fight together in war against France and Britain.
18th March, 1940: Hitler and Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass and agree to fight together in war against France and Britain.
1948 Germany
18th March, 1948: General Telford Taylor was injured while he along with seven other Americans jumped from a C-47 while hovering over Berlin. Taylor was the chief U.S. prosecutor of war crimes in Germany.
18th March, 1948: General Telford Taylor was injured while he along with seven other Americans jumped from a C-47 while hovering over Berlin. Taylor was the chief U.S. prosecutor of war crimes in Germany.
1950 Belgium King Leopold III
18th March, 1950: Voters turned out in Belgium to vote on a referendum to bring the exiled King Leopold III back from Switzerland.
18th March, 1950: Voters turned out in Belgium to vote on a referendum to bring the exiled King Leopold III back from Switzerland.
1957 U.S.A. Stage Fright
18th March, 1957: A practical bit in a news publication indicated that stage fright is not just for Amateurs. Even famous people such as Edward G. Robinson had experienced performance anxiety while auditioning for a part in a show.
18th March, 1957: A practical bit in a news publication indicated that stage fright is not just for Amateurs. Even famous people such as Edward G. Robinson had experienced performance anxiety while auditioning for a part in a show.
1965 Space First Man to walk in space
18th March, 1965: A Soviet cosmonaut known as Lt. Col. Alexei Leonov exited the spacecraft Voskshod II for a short “spin”. He completed a somersault, and then proceeded to take pictures of space. This took place just days before the U.S. planned to launch its first two-man spaceship and becomes the first man to walk in space.
18th March, 1965: A Soviet cosmonaut known as Lt. Col. Alexei Leonov exited the spacecraft Voskshod II for a short “spin”. He completed a somersault, and then proceeded to take pictures of space. This took place just days before the U.S. planned to launch its first two-man spaceship and becomes the first man to walk in space.
1967 England Torrey Canyon
18th March, 1967: The tanker "Torrey Canyon" runs aground on rocks between Land's End and the Scilly Isles and is leaking its cargo of 100,000 tons of crude oil into the sea. The oil did get to beaches in Cornwall and the Normandy coast of France causing major environmental damage with over 20,000 sea birds contaminated.
18th March, 1967: The tanker "Torrey Canyon" runs aground on rocks between Land's End and the Scilly Isles and is leaking its cargo of 100,000 tons of crude oil into the sea. The oil did get to beaches in Cornwall and the Normandy coast of France causing major environmental damage with over 20,000 sea birds contaminated.
1969 Cambodia B-52 Bombers
18th March, 1969: U.S. B-52 bombers attack suspected communist base camps and supply areas in Cambodia for the first time in the war .
18th March, 1969: U.S. B-52 bombers attack suspected communist base camps and supply areas in Cambodia for the first time in the war .
1970 Vietnam Viet Cong Capture Sam Thong
18th March, 1970: The press had indicated that a major supply base at Sam Thong was captured by North Vietnam. A hospital operated by Americans as well as a nearby village had been burned. Fortunately, all occupants of the above were warned, and numerous Americans, hospital patients, and Laotian civilians had evacuated. It was known ahead of time that North Vietnam was moving toward Sam Thong from the Plain of Jars before it happened.
18th March, 1970: The press had indicated that a major supply base at Sam Thong was captured by North Vietnam. A hospital operated by Americans as well as a nearby village had been burned. Fortunately, all occupants of the above were warned, and numerous Americans, hospital patients, and Laotian civilians had evacuated. It was known ahead of time that North Vietnam was moving toward Sam Thong from the Plain of Jars before it happened.
1974 Israel Golan Heights
18th March, 1974: The Golan Heights has the worst day of violence when Syria begins shelling the northern sector of the Golan Heights, captured by Israel in 1967. Also on the same day most of the Arab oil-producing nations ended their embargo against the United States allowing oil to be exported.
18th March, 1974: The Golan Heights has the worst day of violence when Syria begins shelling the northern sector of the Golan Heights, captured by Israel in 1967. Also on the same day most of the Arab oil-producing nations ended their embargo against the United States allowing oil to be exported.
1982 England Mary Whitehouse
18th March, 1982: The British Moral Decency in Public campaigner Mary Whitehouse has her private prosecution against director Michael Bogdanov over the play Romans in Britain, which features a male rape scene, with charges of gross indecency under the Sexual Offences Act 1956, ended today after intervention by the Attorney-General to end the case - with both sides claiming victory.
Mary Whitehouse considered herself to be safeguarding morality in a society that was losing it's decency and that much stronger and more severe censorship was needed to protect children and society from itself.
18th March, 1982: The British Moral Decency in Public campaigner Mary Whitehouse has her private prosecution against director Michael Bogdanov over the play Romans in Britain, which features a male rape scene, with charges of gross indecency under the Sexual Offences Act 1956, ended today after intervention by the Attorney-General to end the case - with both sides claiming victory.
Mary Whitehouse considered herself to be safeguarding morality in a society that was losing it's decency and that much stronger and more severe censorship was needed to protect children and society from itself.
1990 U.S.A. Gas Price Increase
18th March, 1990: A 50 percent car registration hike, along with an increase of gas tax was proposed by the state of Maryland. This action was intended to bring in $5 million for one country, over a period of about five years.
18th March, 1990: A 50 percent car registration hike, along with an increase of gas tax was proposed by the state of Maryland. This action was intended to bring in $5 million for one country, over a period of about five years.
1990 U.S.A. Art Thieves
18th March, 1990: Two thieves disguised as Policemen steal 12 works of art from the Isabella Gardner Museum in Boston including works by Rembrandt, Degas, Vermeer and others valued in excess of 300 million dollars which have still not been recovered
18th March, 1990: Two thieves disguised as Policemen steal 12 works of art from the Isabella Gardner Museum in Boston including works by Rembrandt, Degas, Vermeer and others valued in excess of 300 million dollars which have still not been recovered
1992 South Africa Apartheid
18th March, 1992: The beginning of the end of white rule and apartheid in South Africa came today when White South Africans voted for political reforms to end apartheid and create a power-sharing multi-racial government.
18th March, 1992: The beginning of the end of white rule and apartheid in South Africa came today when White South Africans voted for political reforms to end apartheid and create a power-sharing multi-racial government.
2001 U.S.A. FBI Agent Arrested
18th March, 2001: FBI Agent Robert Phillip Harrison was arrested at his home for selling American secrets to Soviets. He had received about $1.4 million in cash as well as diamonds for his illegal services to the Soviet Union.
18th March, 2001: FBI Agent Robert Phillip Harrison was arrested at his home for selling American secrets to Soviets. He had received about $1.4 million in cash as well as diamonds for his illegal services to the Soviet Union.
2008 U.S.A. Interest Rates
18th March, 2008 : The Federal Reserve continued to slash interest rates when it cuts its federal funds target rate by 75 basis points to 2.25 percent, its lowest level since December 2004.
18th March, 2008 : The Federal Reserve continued to slash interest rates when it cuts its federal funds target rate by 75 basis points to 2.25 percent, its lowest level since December 2004.
