April 18
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:02 am* 1025 - Boles[ch322]aw I the Brave was crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.
* 1506 - Construction of the current Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, to replace the old Saint Peter's Basilica built in the 4th century, began.
* 1906 - A major earthquake and subsequent fires devastated San Francisco, California, killing at least 3,000 and leaving more than half of the city's population homeless.
* 1947 - In the largest non-nuclear single explosive detonation in history, the Royal Navy set off 6,800 tonnes of surplus ammunition in an attempt to destroy Heligoland, Germany.
* 1980 - Rhodesia became the Republic of Zimbabwe, with Canaan Banana as the country's inaugural President and Robert Mugabe as the first Prime Minister.
* 1506 - Construction of the current Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, to replace the old Saint Peter's Basilica built in the 4th century, began.
* 1906 - A major earthquake and subsequent fires devastated San Francisco, California, killing at least 3,000 and leaving more than half of the city's population homeless.
* 1947 - In the largest non-nuclear single explosive detonation in history, the Royal Navy set off 6,800 tonnes of surplus ammunition in an attempt to destroy Heligoland, Germany.
* 1980 - Rhodesia became the Republic of Zimbabwe, with Canaan Banana as the country's inaugural President and Robert Mugabe as the first Prime Minister.
