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 — Robert Mugabe, guerrilla leader turned prime minister, raises the flag over the former Rhodesia after the Lancaster House settlement. The land question is deferred — a time bomb set for later.
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