Daily Archives: July 18, 2015

Big Four present peace plans at Geneva 60 years ago today (July 18 1955)


Video: 'Big 4 at Geneva Summit; Miss Universe Parade 1955/7/18'

(Monday, July 18, 1955; during the Cold War) — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin, British Prime Minister Anthony Eden and French Premier Edgar Faure met for a summit today in Geneva to begin discussions on peace.

Otto Frank confirms his daughters Margot, Anne are dead 70 years ago today (July 18 1945)


Video: 'Anne Frank (The Whole Story)' (July 18, 1945, at 2:53:02)

(Wednesday, July 18, 1945; during World War II)Otto Frank, who had returned to Amsterdam on June 3, 1945, having been liberated Jan. 27, 1945, at the Auschwitz concentration camp, confirmed today (via a Red Cross list, then confirmation from Lin Brilleslijper, a fellow inmate of the Frank girls at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp) that his daughters, Margot and Anne, had died in the Holocaust some time in February/March 1945. Continue reading Otto Frank confirms his daughters Margot, Anne are dead 70 years ago today (July 18 1945)

Hitler publishes first volume of ‘Mein Kampf’ 90 years ago today (July 18 1925)

(Saturday, July 18, 1925) — The first volume of Mein Kampf (“My Struggle”), an autobiographical manifesto by National Socialist leader Adolf Hitler in which he outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany was published today.

Fort Mackinac returned to the United States 200 years ago today (July 18 1815)


Video: 'The War of 1812 - History - Documentary' (July 18, 1815 at 1:48:54)

(Tuesday, July 18, 1815) — Five months after the Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812, the British peacefully turned over Fort Mackinac today to American Colonel Anthony Butler, then left for Drummond Island.