March 18

Saturday 18, 2000:

2000 Taiwanese presidential election: Chen Shui-bian is elected President of the Republic of China.

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.

Wednesday 18, 1925:

The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.

Tuesday 18, 1608:

Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia