January 18

On This Day In History
	1871: German Empire established The German Empire, forged as a result of diplomacy rather than an outpouring of popular nationalist feeling, was founded this day in 1871 in the aftermath of three successful wars by the North German state of Prussia.
Otto von Bismarck.
Biography Of The Day
	Paul Keating Paul Keating, born this day in 1944, became Australia's youngest prime minister in December 1991, succeeding Robert Hawke as the leader of the Australian Labor Party and holding office until March 1996.
Paul Keating
More Events On This Day In History
1943	1943 To save on the costs of labour and equipment, the United States banned the sale of presliced bread during World War II.
1911	1911 The first aircraft landing on a ship's flight deck was performed by American pilot Eugene Ely on the battleship Pennsylvania in San Francisco Bay.
	1904 British American film actor Cary Grant was born in Bristol in Gloucestershire, England.
1782	1782 American orator and politician Daniel Webster was born in New Hampshire.
1779	1779 English physician, philologist, and thesaurus compiler Peter Roget was born in London.
1733	1733 A polar bear was first exhibited in Boston.