December 18th, 2009
Today in History
1969:
Capital punishment is ended in the United Kingdom
1966:
Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by Richard L. Walker, and then lost for 12 years
1958:
Niger becomes an autonomous state within the French Community on December 4, 1958, after the establishment of the Fifth French Republic. Following full independence on August 3, 1960, however, membership was allowed to lapse.
1916:
The Battle of Verdun ends in World War I
1642:
Abel Tasman lands at Mohua Golden Bay becoming the first European in New Zealand.
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