This Day in History: Turkish man, Mehmet Ali, who tried to kill Pope John Paul II, released from prison
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on January 18:
1919 – The Versailles Peace Conference ending World War One opened. It was chaired by French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau.
1943 – After seven days of heavy fighting, Soviet troops relieved Leningrad after a 16-month German siege.
1989 – Mick Jagger, Tina Turner perform together at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1991 – Iraq fired at least eight missiles at Israel in an attempt to get the Jewish state involved in the Gulf War.
2003 – Protesters took to the streets from Tokyo to London to San Francisco in anti-war demonstrations fired up by speculation that a U.S.-led strike on Iraq was drawing near.
2005 – European planemaker Airbus launched the A380, hailed as the largest civil airliner ever built, capable of carrying up to 800 passengers.
2007 – Atomic scientists adjust Doomsday clock, placing hands at five minutes to midnight in light of global nuclear threat.
2007 – London’s Metropolitan Police break world record for most people handcuffed together.
2008 – Prized 2,500-year-old Euphronios Krater vase unveiled in Rome.
2010 – Mehmet Ali Agca, who tried to kill Pope John Paul II, is released from a Turkish prison.
2014 – Syrian opposition agrees to attend international peace talks.
(Reuters)
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