What happend on 18th March

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2005

Terri Schiavo's feeding tube is removed at the request of her husband, fueling a nationwide debate about her.

2005

The first ever Muslim Friday prayer, woman led mixed-gender congregation in New York City. This day marks a 1426 year Islamic tradition being broken.

2005

"The Screen Savers" TV show name was changed to Attack of the Show, ending an era of technological television.

2000

2000 Taiwanese presidential election: Chen Shui-bian is elected President of the Republic of China.

1997

The tail of a Russian An-24 charter plane breaks off while en-route to Turkey causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 on board. This leads to the grounding of all An-24s.

1992

Microsoft ships Windows 3.1.

1990

12 paintings, collectively worth $100 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. This is the largest art theft in US history.

1989

In Egypt, a 4,400-year-old mummy is found in the Pyramid of Cheops.

1988

Alasdair Crawford is born in Warrington, England.

1985

The first episode of popular soap Neighbours airs on Australian TV.