Here is a list of things which happened on the 18th of July over the years:
Great fire of Rome: a fire begins to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burns completely out of control. (64)
Britain introduced the concept of voting by secret ballot. (1872)
Adolf Hitler ym”s publishes his personal manifesto Mein Kampf. (1925)
The Democratic National Convention in Chicago nominated President Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term in office. (1940)
Russian satellite Zond 3 launched. (1965)
The Intel Corporation is founded in Santa Clara, California (1968)
After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies. (1969)
McDonald’s massacre in San Ysidro, California: in a fast-food restaurant, James Oliver Huberty opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police. (1984)
Beverly Lynn Burns becomes first female Boeing 747 airline captain. (1984)
A tornado is broadcast live on KARE television in Minnesota when the station’s helicopter pilot makes a chance encounter. (1986)
The Amia (Jewish Communal Center) bombings occurred in Buenos Aires killing 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injuring 300. (1994)