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November 18 in History
1820
Captain Nathaniel Palmer discovered Antarctica.
1883
Standard time began in the United States.
1886
Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States (1881–1885), died in New York at 56.
1928
Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat Willie.
1976
Spain's parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship.
1978
Jim Jones, a U.S. pastor, led 914 of his followers to their deaths at Jonestown, Guyana, by drinking a cyanide-laced fruit drink. Cult members who refused to swallow the drink were shot.
2003
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the right to same sex marriage was guaranteed by the state constitution.
2004
The UN Security Council held a two-day session in Nairobi. This was the first time it had convened outside of New York headquarters.
Note: Dates in the Islamic calendar are provided for planning purposes only, and calculated with the hdate Islamic calendar program for moonrise in Boston, Masschusetts. Depending on your location and other factors, this result may differ from actual religious observances by one day. Please consult your local religious authority for any religious determinations of hejiric date.
