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Tuesday, 18 August 2026

2008

President Of Pakistan Pervez Musharaf resigned due to pressure from opposition.

2005

Dennis Rader is sentenced to 175 years in prison for the BTK serial killings.

Massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people.

2000

A Federal jury finds the US EPA guilty of discrimination against Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, later inspiring passage of the No FEAR Act.

1992

Wang Laboratories files for bankruptcy.

1989

Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.

1983

Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 people and causing over USD $1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).

1982

Japanese election law is amended to allow for proportional representation.

1977

Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He would later die of the injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies.

1976

In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjeom, the Axe Murder Incident results in the death of two US soldiers.

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