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ELEVEN DAYS

Thankyou to Perter Ferter
If you are reading this, On This Day, you will be aware of the importance of the facts as they happen.
Many things are reported to have happened on this day, which did not happen.  ( This is Fact )

18TH DECEMBER
FEAST DAY OF

"SAINTS RUFUS & ZOSIMUS; ST FLANNAN; ST WINEBALD; ST GATIAN; & ST SAMTHAN."

18TH 1836 COLONEL LIGHT’S PROPHECY SAYS ONE DAY THE PORT RIVER MIGHT BECOME THE CHANNEL OF EXPORT OF A GREAT COMMERCIAL CAPITAL.
18TH 1846 COPPER FIRST DISCOVERED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
18TH 1865 THE USA ABOLISHED SLAVERY WITH THE RATIFICATION OF THE 13TH AMENDMENT.
18TH 1872 OPALS FIRST DISCOVERED IN AUSTRALIA AT LISTOWEL DOWNS, QUEENSLAND.
18TH 1894 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOMEN GIVEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
18TH 1898 THE AUTOMOBILE SPEED RECORD IS SET AT 63 kph.
18TH 1912 THE IMMIGRATION OF ILLITERATE PERSONS TO THE USA WAS PROHIBITED BY CONGRESS.
18TH 1915 U.S. "PRESIDENT WILSON," WIDOWED THE PREVIOUS YEAR, MARRIES "EDITH BOLLING GALT."
18TH 1958 THE FIRST VOICE FROM SPACE IS THAT OF "PRESIDENT EISENHOWER;" A RECORDED CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.
18TH 1965 KENNETH LeBELL" JUMPS 17 BARRELS ON ICE SKATES.
18TH 1969 BRITAIN ABOLISHES THE DEATH PENALTY.
18TH 1970 DIVORCE BECAME LEGAL IN ITALY.
18TH 1979 "MOTHER TERESA" IS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.
18TH 1979 THE SOUND BARRIER ON LAND WAS BROKEN FOR THE FIRST TIME BY "STANLEY BARRETT" DRIVING AT 739.6mph, IN CALIFORNIA.
18TH 1991 "SIR JAMES HARDY" MARRIED MODEL, "JOAN McINNES."
18TH 1991 ACTOR, "DeFORREST KELLY" GETS A STAR IN HOLLYWOOD.
18TH 2000 BRITISH SINGER "KIRSTIE McCOLL," 41, DIED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A SPEEDBOAT WHILE SNORKELLING OFF THE COAST NEAR COZUMEL, MEXICO.
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