Page 7: Historical Events In March - 18
Saturday, 29 March 2025
1938 On March - 18 cyril Rootham, composer, dies at 62
1940 On March - 18 in the Brenner Pass in the Alps, Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany, and Benito Mussolini, leader of Fascist Italy, meet to discuss Italy’s imminent entrance into World War II in an alliance with Germany
1940 Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France & Britain on this day in history.
1942 2 black players, Jackie Robinson & Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out on this day in history.
1942 Illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters on March - 18.
1943 Red Army evacuates Belgorod on March - 18.
1943 S.S. James Oglethorpe (US) & S.S. Terkolei (Netherlands), torpedoed & sunk on March - 18.
1943 On this day in history james Oglethorpe (US) & Terkolei (Neth), torpedoed & sinks
1944 On this day in history 2,500 women trample guards & floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago IL department store
1944 On March - 18 nazi Germany occupies Hungary
1944 On March - 18 benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79
1945 On this day in history 1,250 US bombers attacks Berlin
1945 Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the first NHLer to score 50 goals on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history uS Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu
1945 William Grover-Williams, British racing driver on March - 18.
1947 William Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, died on this day on March - 18.
1948 France & Great Britain & Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels on this day in history.
1948 Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting on March - 18.
1949 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ratified on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history nATO set up by seven European countries
1949 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org) ratified on this day in history.
1950 "Touch & Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 176 performances on March - 18.
1951 On this day in history pat O'Sullivan wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
1952 On March - 18 communist offensive in Korea
1952 On March - 18 first plastic lens for cataract patients fitted (Philadelphia)
1953 Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die on this day in history.
1954 Walter Mead, cricketer (one Test for England 1899), dies on March - 18.
1955 On March - 18 i Hatojama recognized as premier of Japan
1956 Friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Hilde-Gudrun), dies at 85 on March - 18.
1959 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Hawaiian statehood bill into law, approving the entrance of Hawaii into the United States pending approval by the electorate of the Pacific Ocean island chain on March - 18.
1961 On March - 18 poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced
1962 On March - 18 algerian War ends after 7½ years of fighting (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees
1963 On March - 18 france performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1963 Supreme Court's Miranda Decision defendants must have lawyers on March - 18.
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