Today in History: Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting in the US elections in 1872

The following are some of the major events that occurred on November 18 throughout history: 

326 – The old St. Peter’s Basilica is consecrated by Pope Sylvester I.

1493 – Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico.

1760 – The rebuilt debtors’ prison, at the Castellania in Valletta, receives the first prisoners.

1812 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Krasnoi ends in French defeat, but Marshal of France Michel Ney’s leadership leads to him becoming known as “the bravest of the brave”.

1872 – Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.

1916 – World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.

1971 – Oman declares its independence from the United Kingdom.

1985 – The first comic of Calvin and Hobbes is published in ten newspapers.

1993 – In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule.

2011 – The sandbox video game Minecraft exited beta with the official release of version 1.0.