THE DAY IN HISTORY · JANUARY 18
January 18 in history
What happened on January 18: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1918 and 1977, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Russian Constituent Assembly
5/18 Jan 1918 — The SRs won Russia’s first freely elected parliament, with the Bolsheviks second. Yet the Constituent Assembly meets for only one day before Red Guards close it down. A democratic road for the revolution has been shut.
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— Indiana ratifies the ERA
18 Jan 1977 — Indiana ratifies after a phone call from Rosalynn Carter, with a margin of one vote in its Senate. No other state ratifies before the deadline, leaving the amendment three states short of the 38 needed.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE PROTEST AND CHANGE MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
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