This Day in History: January 18th

Here are 10 historical events that took place on January 18th, listed in chronological order:

1. 1778: English navigator Captain James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands.
2. 1788: The first fleet of British convicts arrives at Botany Bay, Australia.
3. 1919: The Paris Peace Conference opens to negotiate the end of World War I.
4. 1936: The first photograph of the Loch Ness Monster, known as the “Surgeon’s Photograph,” is taken.
5. 1943: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins against Nazi occupation during World War II.
6. 1967: Albert DeSalvo, the “Boston Strangler,” is convicted of numerous crimes.
7. 1997: Boerge Ousland of Norway becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided.
8. 2003: A bushfire in Canberra, Australia, kills four people and destroys hundreds of homes.
9. 2012: The SOPA and PIPA protests take place, with websites going dark in opposition to proposed anti-piracy legislation.
10. 2020: The World Health Organization confirms human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Please note that these events are a selection, and there may be other significant occurrences on January 18th throughout history.

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