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November 18

4 sourced moments from November 18 in history: William Tell's 1307 apple shot is legend, not history; Railroads gave America "the Day of Two Noons" (1883); Mickey Mouse whistled his way onstage in Steamboat Willie (1928), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on November 18

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1978 Society & Economy · Crime

The Jonestown Mass Deaths Shocked the World

On a single day in a Guyanese jungle settlement, more than 900 followers of a charismatic preacher died together.

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1928 Culture & Arts · Film & TV

Mickey Mouse whistled his way onstage in Steamboat Willie

A cocky cartoon mouse piloting a riverboat introduced synchronized sound to animation and launched a global empire.

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1883 Technology · Transportation

Railroads gave America "the Day of Two Noons"

To stop a chaos of clocks, U.S. and Canadian railroads imposed five time zones in a single coordinated afternoon.

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1307 History · Medieval

William Tell's 1307 apple shot is legend, not history

Swiss tradition dates the apple shot to 18 November 1307, but the date was supplied more than two centuries later, and Tell may never have lived.

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