How Many Days Until March 18?

This day in history: March 18

1. 1977

   The punk group the Clash released their first single, "White Riot", described as their "most controversial song" due to its lyrics about class economics and race.

2. 1985

   The first episode of the soap opera Neighbours was broadcast on the Seven Network, later becoming the longest-running drama in Australian television history.

3. 1990

   Unidentified thieves stole thirteen works of art collectively valued at $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.

4. 1996

   The deadliest fire in Philippine history broke out at a nightclub in Quezon City, causing 162 deaths.

5. 2005

   As per a court order, the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo, an American woman who suffered brain damage, was removed at the request of her husband, fueling a worldwide debate on euthanasia.

6. 2015

   Gunmen attacked the Bardo National Museum in Tunisia, killing 24 people.

7. 2019

   Syrian civil war: The U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike in al-Baghuz Fawqani, killing as many as 80, a disputed number of whom were civilians.

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