The Day the Somme Finally Ended
On November 18, 1916, General Haig called off the Battle of the Somme — 141 days that moved the front barely six miles.
On November 18
The Day a Frenchman Signed Away a Canal Zone
On November 18, 1903, Philippe Bunau-Varilla — who was not Panamanian — signed a treaty giving the United States permanent control of the Panama Canal Zone.
The Day America Had Two Noons
On November 18, 1883, every railroad in North America reset its clocks at noon — even the ones that had already passed it.