This Day in History
18 Mar 1123
1st Latern Council (9th ecumenical council) opens in Rome agreements of the Concordat of Worms ratified
18 Mar 1167
Battle of El-Babein Egypt Franks under Amalrik vs Syrians
18 Mar 1190
Crusaders kill 57 Jews in Bury St Edmunds England
18 Mar 1229
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II crowns himself King of Jerusalem
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Parliament repeals the Stamp Act
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French-Algerian truce
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Wells and Fargo start shipping and banking company
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U.S. bombs Cambodia for the first time
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Lon Nol ousts Prince Sihanouk
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Grover Cleveland is born in Caldwell, New Jersey
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Wells Fargo and Company established
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Irving Berlin copyrights the biggest pop song of the early 20th century
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John Updike is born
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Three women are murdered at Yosemite
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Nationalist Chinese forces invade mainland China
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