18 March 1959

The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law. The Hawaii Admission Act, signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 18, 1959, officially…

18 March 1942

The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody. The War Relocation Authority (WRA) was a United States…

18 March 1834

Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.

18 March 1990

In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

18 March 1996

A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_Disco_fire’]

18 March 1850

American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo. When it comes to American Express, almost everyone is a fan. From Jerry Seinfeld to…

18 March 1996

A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people. The Ozone Disco Club fire in Quezon City, Philippines broke out shortly before midnight at…

18 March 1850

American Express is founded by William Fargo and Henry Wells. Henry Wells was a nineteenth century man of vision. A shipper by trade, he believed…

18 March 1942

The War Relocation Authority is set up in the USA to take Japanese Americans into custody.