December 18

Sunday 18, 1966:

Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by Richard L. Walker, and then lost for 12 years

Monday 18, 1961:

Indonesia invades New Guinea to annex western New Guinea, formerly known as Netherlands New Guinea.

Saturday 18, 1926:

The Makropulos Affair, an opera by the Czech composer Leoš Janáček, premieres in Brno, the Czech Republic.

Thursday 18, 1642:

Abel Tasman lands at Mohua Golden Bay becoming the first European in New Zealand.

Thursday 18, -218:

Battle of the Trebia, Hannibal's first great victory over the Roman Republic.

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