THE DAY IN HISTORY · APRIL 18
April 18 in history
What happened on April 18: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1942 and 1980, each linked to the map that shows it.
Sixteen bombers, launched impossibly from a carrier, strike Tokyo. The damage is trivial; the consequences point at Midway.
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— Independence of Zimbabwe
18 Apr 1980 — Following the Lancaster House settlement, Robert Mugabe raises the flag over the former Rhodesia. The guerrilla leader is now prime minister of Zimbabwe, but the land question has been deferred, leaving a problem for later.
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