November 18: What Happened on This Day in History

• 2022: Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed special counsel Jack Smith to conduct comprehensive investigations into two significant matters involving former President Donald Trump: the January 6 United States Capitol attack and the potential mishandling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. This unprecedented move signaled a serious and impartial approach to examining potential legal violations by a former president.
• 2020: State biologists from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources discovered a mysterious metal monolith in the Utah desert. The structure, believed to have been installed around 2016, sparked widespread curiosity and media speculation about its origin and purpose.
• 2019: A violent confrontation erupted between Hong Kong police and pro-democracy protesters at Polytechnic University. Protesters barricaded themselves inside the campus, using gasoline bombs and bows and arrows to resist police attempts to enter. Riot police stormed the area after issuing an ultimatum, with some protesters retreating inside while others set fires on surrounding bridges to impede police access. A media liaison officer was wounded by an arrow during the intense standoff.
• 2010: The United States Mint officially released the 2010 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Dollar coin into general circulation, continuing the popular Presidential Dollar series that honors former US presidents.
• 2007: A catastrophic mining accident occurred in eastern Ukraine, resulting in the tragic loss of 101 miners' lives at the Zasyadko mine. The disaster highlighted the ongoing safety challenges in the region's mining industry.
• 2001: Nintendo released the GameCube video game system in the United States, featuring advanced gaming technology. The console included four controller ports, a 485 MHz IBM Gekko main processor, 162 MHz ATI Technologies 'Flipper' graphics processor, and 40 MB RAM. It used innovative 3-inch optical discs with 1.5 GB storage capacity and was priced at US$199.95. The launch was highly successful, with over 500,000 units sold in the first week.
• 1998: On November 18, 1998, Lauryn Hill's hit single 'Doo Wop (That Thing)' topped the Billboard charts in the United States. The song was from her critically acclaimed debut solo album 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill', which blended hip-hop, R&B, and soul, and was widely celebrated for its powerful lyrics and musical innovation.
• 1996: World-renowned ornithologist Tony Silva was sentenced to seven years in federal prison without the possibility of parole for orchestrating a sophisticated international parrot smuggling operation that illegally traded endangered and protected bird species.
• 1993: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, signaling a major economic integration milestone between the United States, Canada, and Mexico that would reshape trade dynamics in North America.
• 1973: The Greek military regime declared an emergency crisis in response to widespread mass protests, signaling significant political unrest and public resistance against the authoritarian government.

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November 18th marks the 322nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (or the 323rd in case of leap years).

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November 18th is the 18th day of the month of November.

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On November 18th, 2025 the day of the week is Tuesday.

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The zodiac sign associated with November 18th is Scorpio according to the Western Zodiac.

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