Monday, November 18, 2024

History for November 18

History for November 18 - On-This-Day.com 
Margaret Atwood 1939
  • 1883 - The U.S. and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones.
  • 1903 - The U.S. and Panama signed a treaty that granted the U.S. rights to build the Panama Canal.
  • 1928 - The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," starring Mickey Mouse.
  • Disney movies, music and books
  • 1966 - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays.
  • 1969 - Apollo 12 astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. and Alan L. Bean landed on the lunar surface during the second manned mission to the moon.

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