18 April 1858

Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems a $787 million settlement over defamation claims related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

The United States Department of Justice released a redacted version of the Mueller report about the investigation of Russian influence on the U.S. presidential election to Congress and the public.

A ladle spilled 30 tonnes (33 tons) of molten steel in a factory in Liaoning, China, killing 32 workers.

Operation Grapes of Wrath: Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, killing at least 100 civilians and injuring more than 110 others at a United Nations compound.

Robert Mugabe became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe, beginning a 37-year period in power.

Controversial American poet Ezra Pound (pictured) was released from St. Elizabeths Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C., in which he had been incarcerated for twelve years.

The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force, describing Ireland as a republic and ending its membership in the Commonwealth of Nations.

The final session of the League of Nations concluded in Geneva, with delegates agreeing to transfer much of its assets to the United Nations.

Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster of DC Comics, made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic book.

World War I: Hit by ground fire, French aviation pioneer Roland Garros (pictured) landed his aircraft behind enemy lines and was taken prisoner by German forces.

The painted ceilings of the Natural History Museum, London, were unveiled when the building opened its doors to the public.

American Civil War: African-American Union soldiers were massacred and mutilated during and after the Battle of Poison Spring.

American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight ride to warn residents of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, about the impending arrival of British troops.

Glorious Revolution: Provincial militia and citizens in Boston revolted, arresting officials of the Dominion of New England.

Seven people are killed and fourteen others are injured in a mass shooting in Kyiv, Ukraine

A redacted version of the Mueller report is released to the United States Congress and the public.

King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini.

Anti-government protests start in Nicaragua.

The Israeli military commits the Qana massacre in a deliberate shelling of a United Nations compound near the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, killing 106 Lebanese civilians who were taking shelter there and wounding over 100 more.

The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.

In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned.

The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.

The town of Elmore City, Oklahoma holds its first dance in the town's history.

The Ba Chúc massacre begins, which precipitates the Cambodian–Vietnamese War the same year.