The Battle of Long Tan takes place during the Vietnam War after an Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phuoc Tuy province.
Tag Archives: 18 August
18 August 1868
Helium is discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen
18 August 1976
The “axe murder incident” in the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjeom kills two US soldiers.