Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.📜 CITIES🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 18 April 1689Capital and largest city in Massachusetts, United States
American Revolution: The British Army advances up the Charles River in Massachusetts to destroy supplies of American militias📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 18 April 1775Founding of the United States
Three-Fifths Compromise: The first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three-fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation)📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 18 April 1783Superseded US Constitution clause counting slaves
American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 18 April 18471847 battle of the Mexican–American War
The 7.9 Mw earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco📜 HISTORY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 18 April 1906Earthquake in California
The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.📜 CITIES🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 18 April 1912British cruise line
Jackie Robinson makes his regular season debut for the Montreal Royals of the International League📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 18 April 1946American baseball player (1919–1972)
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.📜 WARS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 18 April 19881988 US attack on Iran in the Iran-Iraq War
A redacted version of the Mueller report is released to the United States Congress and the public.📜 POLITICS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 18 April 20192019 U.S. government report on Russian interference in the 2016 election
Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 FRANCE🗓️ 17 April 1524Florentine explorer of North America for France (1485–1528)
American Revolutionary War: Colbert’s Raid: A Spanish garrison under Captain Jacobo du Breuil defeat British irregulars at Arkansas Post.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 17 April 17831775–1783 armed conflict in North America
The state of Virginia’s secession convention votes to secede from the United States; Virginia later becomes the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America.📜 CITIES🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 17 April 1861U.S. state
American Civil War: Grierson’s Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.📜 POLITICS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 17 April 18631861–1865 conflict in the United States
American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth📜 WARS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 17 April 1864Battle of the American Civil War in North Carolina
The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 17 April 1905Highest court of jurisdiction in the US
The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 17 April 1907Island in New York Harbor in the US
Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 17 April 1964American aviation pioneer
Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 17 April 19701961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
The Cambodian Civil War ends and the Cambodian Genocide begins. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.📜 WARS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 17 April 19751967–1975 conflict in Cambodia
Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 17 April 1978Afghan politician and leftist intellectual (1925–1978)