Nov. 18, WW1 Somme, bloodiest battle in human history, ends

1793 – The Louvre Museum in Paris opens.

1916 – 1st Battle of the Somme (WWI) – the bloodiest battle in human history- ends. Over 1,000,000 were killed or injured.

1935 – League of Nations imposes sanctions on Italy for invading Ethiopia.

1978 – 900 members of Peoples Temple in Guyana in the USA commit suicide.

1993 – Racist Government of South Africa agrees with Nelson Mandela and his colleagues on an interim constitution.

1949 – Ahmad Zaki, an Egyptian actor was born.

1886 – Chester A. Arthur, 21st US President passes away.

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