A bit of November 18th history…
326 - Old St Peter’s Basilica consecrated in Rome (stood 4th - 16th century) later replaced by current Basilica
1307 - William Tell reportedly shoots apple off his sons head
1477 - 1st English dated printed book “Dictes and Sayengis of the Phylosophers” by William Caxton
1626 - St Peter’s Basilica is consecrated, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the worlds largest Christian Basilica
1902 - Brooklyn toymaker, Morris Michton, names the teddy bear after US President Teddy Roosevelt
1916 - British General Douglas Haig finally calls off the 1st Battle of the Somme in WWI after more than 1 million soldiers had been killed or wounded
1928 - Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie” released, 1st Mickey Mouse sound cartoon (pictured)
1978 - In Jonestown, Guyana, 918 members of the Peoples Temple are murdered or commit suicide under the leadership of cult leader Jim Jones
A bit of November 18th history… 326 - Old St Peter’s Basilica...