November 18Aftermath of the Aggie Bonfire collapse1809 Napoleonic Wars: In the Bay of Bengal, a French frigate squadron captured three East Indiamen mainly carrying recruits for the Indian Army.1872 American suffragette Susan B. Anthony was arrested and later fined $100 for having voted in the presidential election two weeks earlier.1956 At the Polish embassy in Moscow, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev said "We will bury you" while addressing Western envoys, prompting them to leave the room.1999 Texas A&M University's Aggie Bonfire collapsed (aftermath pictured), killing 12 people and injuring 27 others, and causing the university to officially declare a hiatus on the 90-year-old annual event.2014 Two Palestinian men attacked the praying congregants of a synagogue in Jerusalem with axes, knives, and a gun, resulting in eight deaths, including the attackers themselves.Rose Philippine Duchesne (d.1852)Lise stergaard (b.1924)Margaret Atwood (b.1939)Chlo Sevigny (b.1974)More anniversaries: November 17November 18November 19ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout