Historical Events for 18th December 2025

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1773 - A skirmish at Grass Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound results in the deaths of two Māori and nine members of James Cook's expedition, New Zealand
1961 - For second consecutive year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year
1991 - DeForest Kelly (Dr McCoy on Star Trek) gets a star in Hollywood
1996 - The Oakland, California school board passes a resolution officially declaring "Ebonics" a language or dialect
2002 - Governor of California Gray Davis announces the state faces a record budget deficit of $35 billion, roughly double the figure reported during his reelection campaign one month earlier
2012 - Six health workers dispensing polio vaccinations are gunned down in Pakistan
2020 - International body Covax, established to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to low and middle income countries, announces deals with vaccine manufacturers and method for countries to share excess vaccines
2022 - Cinderella's glass slipper is a witty literary joke by Charles Perrault, poking fun at French King Louis XIV's love of shoes and Versailles' Hall of Mirrors, according to Scottish professor Genevieve Warwick

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