March 18 in History
1871
March 18, 1871:The Parisian insurrection against the government of France known as the Commune of Paris begins.
1902
March 18, 1902:Enrico Caruso, the Italian tenor makes his first phonograph recording.
1906
March 18, 1906:Romanian inventor Trajan Vuia’s monoplane flies up to 12 meters.
1937
March 18, 1937:A natural gas leak in Texas causes an explosion at the New London School, killing 295 people.
1965
March 18, 1965:Aleksei Leonov of the Soviet Union becomes the first man to walk in space.
1974
March 18, 1974:The five-month-long oil embargo imposed on the United States by the seven-member OPEC countries is lifted.
1990
March 18, 1990:The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is looted and the 13 pieces of artwork stolen are estimated to be worth $500 million.
1992
March 18, 1992:Singer Donna Summer is given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2000
March 18, 2000:Chen Shui-bian, a pro-independence movement leader who helped fight for statehood for Taiwan becomes the country’s president.
2012
March 18, 2012:Crown Prince Lavaka of Tonga ascends the throne following the death of his elder brother, King Tupou V.