March 18

Wednesday 18, 1992:

Microsoft ships Windows 3.1.

Tuesday 18, 1980:

On Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia 50 persons were killed at an explosion of a Vostok-2M rocket on its launch pad during a fueling operation.

Thursday 18, 1971:

A landslide at Chungar, Peru crashes into Lake Yanahuani killing 200.

Thursday 18, 1937:

Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces hand the Italian forces a grave defeat at the Battle of Guadalajara.

Saturday 18, 1865:

American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States of America adjourns for the last time.

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