November 18 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for November 18
In the headlines today:

2006	Cisco announces it will acquire cable set-top box maker Scientific Atlanta for $6.9 billion.
2003	Britney Spears releases her In The Zone album. (photo credit: Jive Records)
2001	Nintendo's Game Cube entertainment system goes on sale; some shoppers line up hours in advance of stores opening in hopes of obtaining a system before supplies run out.
1999	Twelve students die when a gigantic bonfire collapses at Texas A&M University.
1987	The Iran-Contra congressional committee issues its final report, stating that President Ronald Reagan is ultimately responsible for wrongdoings by his staff.
1969	Joseph P. Kennedy, patriarch of the famous Kennedy clan, dies in Hyannis Port, MA, at age 81.
1959	The world premiere of the epic screen saga Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston, is held in New York City. (photo credit: NARA)
1942	The Thornton Wilder play, The Skin of Our Teeth, debuts on Broadway.
1932	A tie occurs for the first time as votes are tabulated for the Acamedy Award for Best Actor; Fredric March and Wallace Beery each take home an Oscar.
1928	Walt Disney premieres his first cartoon with sound, Steamboat Willie, starring Mickey Mouse.
1894	A Sunday comics section in a newspaper is published for the first time (New York World).
1886	Chester A. Arthur, 21st US president, dies in New York at age 56.
1883	Standard Time Zones are established in the US and Canada.
1820	The continent of Antarctica is discovered by Capt. Nathaniel Palmer.
1626	St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is dedicated by Pope Urban VIII.