This Day In History: November 18

By Eva Phipps

1210: Pope Innocent III excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV after invading the Kingdom of Sicily

1477: The first dated printed book in England, Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers, is printed in Westminster by William Caxton

1497: Vasco de Gama reaches Cape Hope

1916: Battle of the Somme ends after nearly five months of bloody conflict

1928: Mickey Mouse officially debuts in Steamboat Willie, an animated short film

1998: The animated series The Powerpuff Girls officially debuts on Cartoon Network

1999: Twelve die at Texas A&M University while building a bonfire
2005: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire debuts in theaters in the United Kingdom and the United States

2011: One Direction’s debut album, Up All Night comes out in the United Kingdom and Ireland

2022: Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced for eleven years and three months in federal prison for Theranos fraud