On This Day - December 18, A Shot of History

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1916 – World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces are defeated by the French.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iRP_JB8lLU

1892 – Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz_f9B4pPtg

1958 – Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCORE_%28satellite%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTOpjhL1430

1943 – Keith Richards is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Richards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXGsPBUV5g

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet