What happened on this day November 18th

Following are some events that have occurred on November 18th

1. 1307: William Tell, a legendary Swiss folk hero, shot an apple off his son's head with a crossbow.
2. 1493: Christopher Columbus first sighted the island now known as Puerto Rico during his second voyage.
3. 1626: St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City was consecrated.
4. 1883: The United States and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones.
5. 1928: Mickey Mouse made his debut in the animated short film "Steamboat Willie."
6. 1963: The Bell Telephone Company introduced the push-button telephone.
7. 1978: The Peoples Temple, a religious cult led by Jim Jones, began their mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.
8. 1991: The Lebanese civil war officially ended with the signing of the Taif Agreement.
9. 2003: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry.
10. 2012: The Gaza ceasefire was announced, ending the eight-day conflict between Israel and Hamas.

These are just a few examples of historical events that have occurred on November 18th.

Source: Some or all of the content was generated using an AI language model