Historical Events for 18th December 2022

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1774 - Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia
1902 - British parliament passes the Education Act, which will come to be regarded as the most important legislation of Arthur Balfour's government
1932 - National Football League Championship; Playoff, Chicago Stadium: Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans, 9-0
1935 - Edvard Beneš becomes President of Czechoslovakia after Tomáš Masaryk retires
1962 - Ballon d'Or: Dukler Prague midfielder Josef Masopust wins award for best European football player; beats Benfica striker Eusébio and FC Köln defender Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
1963 - "The Pink Panther" film premieres, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers and David Niven, with theme by Henry Mancini
1963 - Muskegon, Michigan gets 3' of snow
1970 - Polish uprising fails
1976 - Soviet dissident Viktor Bukovskiexchanged for Chile CP-leader Corvalan
1978 - USSR performs underground nuclear test

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