History of January 18

On January 18 the following events have occured in our world's history.

1644 - 1st UFO sighting in America by perplexed Pilgrims in Boston
1778 - Capt James Cook stumbles over Hawaiian Islands
1817 - San Mart¡n leads a revolutionary army over Andes
1869 - Elegant Calif Theatre opens in SF
1871 - German Empire proclaimed by Kaiser Wilhelm I
1911 - 1st shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania)
1913 - Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches South Pole
1919 - Versailles Peace Conference
1949 - 1st US Congressional Standing Committee headed by Negro -W Dawson
1956 - Tunisian Revolution Day (National Day)
1969 - Soyuz 5 returns to Earth
1973 - Islanders break 12 game losing streak 20 game road winless streak
1980 - Barbara Britton dies
1984 - 80th Islander & 3rd dual hat trick (Carroll & Bossy) 9-1 win
1985 - US renounces jurisdiction of World Court despite previous agreement
1986 - 24th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 7 returns to Earth