Thursday November 18, 2010

Historical Events

• The US Mint has released the 2010 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Dollar to circulation.
• Police find a detonator and batteries in Namibia's Windhoek Airport. They are believed to have been loaded onto an aircraft bound for Munich.
• American actor George Clooney is presented with the Ripple Of Hope Award at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights in 2010 in recognition of his humanitarian work for Darfur and Haiti.
• Dublin is the venue for officials from the European Union, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund to meet with the Irish Government about the Irish debt crisis.
• Due to the Qantas Flight 32 engine failure earlier this month, approximately 40 Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines from Airbus A380 aircraft around world will need to be replaced.
• General Motors, an automaker, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange again in the largest Initial public offering in American history.
• Haitian police use tear gas to disperse internally displaced persons in Port-au-Prince following violent protests against UN peacekeepers from Nepal.
• Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, declares a state emergency in Colombia following ongoing flooding and landslides that have killed at least 136 people. The flooding has spread to Bogota, the capital.
• According to the Nobel Committee, the Nobel Peace Prize for Liu Xiaobo might not be awarded this year because China won't allow any member of his family to attend.
• According to a report by the South Korean Government, the Sunshine Policy to North Korea that was adopted by the previous government did not lead to any changes in Pyongyang's behavior.
• The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized NATO's policies that were based on false information at the Caspian Summit in Baku (Azerbaijan).
• Nearly 200 Democratic Republic of the Congo prisoners managed to escape from a prison in the northwest of the country.
• Marianne Ny, a Swedish prosecutor who is leading a criminal investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, is asking for a court order to immediately arrest him.
• After posting on Twitter, a Chinese woman was sentenced to one year in labour camp. She is accused of disrupting the social order and ampquot;disrupting the social orderampquot.
• Australia exiles Gabe Watson, who will face trial in Alabama for the murder of Tina.
• Japanese police arrested Kiyoshi Takayama as the second gangster of the Yamaguchi-gumi Yakuza group in Kobe.
• Egyptian authorities released blogger Kareem Amer, who was held for four years in prison for insulting Islam as well as defaming President Hosni Moubarak.
• The United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct recommends the censure of Rep. Charlie Rangel D.NY for ethical violations and the restitution of any unpaid taxes.
• The Chamber of Commerce received $86.2 million from US health insurance companies last year to oppose the overhaul of health care.
• This morning, the Leonid meteor shower could be seen across large swathes of the United States.
• China will use its own uranium resources in order to meet its growing nuclear demand.
• An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 could be caused by a fault that was discovered in Idaho.
• The Helmi Stream has discovered HIP 13044 b, a planet that was formed in another galaxy.
• FIFA bans Amos Adamu, Reynald Temarii from its executive committee following allegations of corruption in connection with the 2018 FIFA World Cup bids.
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See also

What happened on November 18 in history? Find out the list of November 18th major events

What was 2010 famous for? Discover everything about 2010

Who died on November 18, 2010?

• Adriana Zarri
• Abraham Serfaty
• Freddy Beras-Goico
• Brian G Marsden

  British astronomer (Born 1937).

• Samuel Kunz
• Alfonso Canales

Other November 18th famous deaths

• James Coburn

  American actor, 6' 2", lean and lazily relaxed in variety of character roles from cowboy to master spy, maturing into sophisticated comedy...

• Jacques Anquetil

  French cyclist, winner of the Tour de France in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964.

• Cab Calloway

  American bandleader (Born 1907).

• Cy Coleman

  American composer, songwriter and pianist (Born 1929).

See all famous people who died on November 18th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Scorpio

Scorpio personality

Who should a Scorpio marry?

Babies born in November are either Scorpio or Sagittarius. People born before November 21st are Scorpio, while people born from November 22nd have the sign of Sagittarius

Personality of November born

Chinese Zodiac

Tiger

The day of the week was Thursday.

November 18th marks the 321st day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2010.

There are 43 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

November 2010 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Rihanna - What's My Name?
2. Far*East Movement - Like A G6
3. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
4. Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World)
5. Ke$ha - We R Who We R

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Trey Songz - Can't Be Friends
2. Chris Brown Featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall - Deuces
3. Waka Flocka Flame Featuring Roscoe Dash & Wale - No Hands
4. Lil Wayne Featuring Drake - Right Above It
5. Rick Ross Featuring Drake & Chrisette Michele - Aston Martin Music

Top #5 Rock songs

1. Stone Sour - Say You'll Haunt Me
2. The Black Keys - Tighten Up
3. Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
4. Kings Of Leon - Radioactive
5. Neon Trees - Animal

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro
2. La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho - Nina De Mi Corazon
3. Shakira Featuring El Cata - Loca
4. Prince Royce - Corazon Sin Cara
5. Espinoza Paz - Al Diablo Lo Nuestro

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $69.65
• Apple AAPL: opens at $305.20
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.71
• General Electric GE: opens at $16.00
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $143.04

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 83.51 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.019 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9958 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.633 CNY
• 1 EUR = 113.92 JPY