Important Events From This day in History – 18th January

Today in History

• 2002 The Sierra Leone Civil War ends

  The conflict lasted 11 years and left over 50,000 dead.

• 1997 Børge Ousland becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided

  The Norwegian polar explorer walked 3000 kilometers (1864 miles) across Antarctica.

• 1943 Insurgents in the Warsaw Ghetto take up arms against the German oppressors

  This sparked the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the largest single Jewish revolt during WWII.

• 1919 The Paris Peace Conference opens

  The purpose of the conference was to establish the terms of peace following World War I, which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

• 1886 Modern hockey is born

  The Hockey Association was founded in England to formalize a modern version of a game that had already been played in ancient times.