This Day in History

March 18th in History

Caligula becomes emperor of Rome and Hawaii becomes the 50th US State! In other news, de Molay burns, Gandhi is filed, Mount Vesuvius erupts, OPEC embargoes oil, and the largest art theft in history takes place! It's the birthday of Queen Latifa, Wilson Pickett, John Updike, Neville Chamberlain, Rudolf Diesel, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Grover Cleveland; Fess Parker, Johnny Appleseed, and Ivan the Terrible die. Happy Aruban Flag Day!

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Quote of the Day

"Armed conflict between nations is a nightmare to me, but if I were convinced that any nation had made up its mind to dominate the world by fear of its force I should feel it should be resisted."

Neville Chamberlain, British prime minister born March 18, 1869