Historical Events on April 18

Second Anglo-Sikh war — 1848-1849 war in the Pubjab

1906 San Francisco earthquake — major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of Northern California

Invasion of Yugoslavia — 1941 German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers during the Second World War

Doolittle Raid — first air raid on the Japanese mainland conducted by the U.S. military on April 18, 1942

Operation Vengeance — 1943 American military operation to kill Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Ruhr Pocket — battle of encirclement that took place in April 1945, on the Western Front near the end of the second World War, in the Ruhr Area of Germany

Treaty of Paris — treaty signed in 1951 that established the European Coal and Steel Community

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations — treaty that lays the framework for most diplomatic relationships

38th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1965

1971 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971