📜 This Day in History
April 18
1689Glorious Revolution: Provincial militia and citizens in Boston revolted, arresting officials of the Dominion of New England.- 1881The painted ceilings of the Natural History Museum, London, were unveiled when the building opened its doors to the public.
- 1938Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster of DC Comics, made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic book.
- 1958Controversial American poet Ezra Pound was released from St. Elizabeths Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C., in which he had been incarcerated for twelve years.
- 1996Operation Grapes of Wrath: Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, killing at least 100 civilians and injuring more than 110 others at a United Nations compound.
- 2023Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems a $787 million settlement over defamation claims related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
