Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
April 12 is the 102nd day of the ... third deadliest tornado in Texas history. ... Irma Rapuzzi, French politician (d. 2018) 1911 – Mahmoud Younis, Egyptian ...
President Franklin Roosevelt dies; The American Civil War begins with the attack on Ft. Sumter; Yuri Gagarin is the first man to fly in space; Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off on its first mission ...
Business and economy Economy of the United Kingdom Door-to-door sales firm Kleeneze, which employs around 5,000 people, collapses into administration after 95 years. (BBC) Disasters and accidents Shipwrecks in 2018 The fire onboard South Korean ship FV Dong Won 701 in the Port of Timaru, New Zealand, enters its fourth day. The port resumes limited operations despite the ongoing blaze and the ...
2018 Gaza border protests. Rival Hamas and Fatah members clash in the Gaza Strip at a tent set up by the family of Mohammed Ayoub, 14, to receive condolences on his death in the protests. Hamas later dismantles the tent and orders all present to leave. (The Times of Israel) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing
Events. 1776 - North Carolina's Provincial Congress authorized its delegates to the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence by issuing the Halifax Resolves.; 1861 - American Civil War: The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
From today's featured article The regiment's cap badge The Gloucestershire Regiment (1881–1994) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army , formed from two regiments originally raised in 1694 and 1758, which first saw action in the Second Boer War .
1809 – The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.; 1836 – Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when some of his fellow soldiers ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate