On this day in history - Today, March, 18

Today in History

• 1892 Lord Stanley of Preston pledges to donate a challenge cup for the best ice hockey team in Canada

  Today, the Stanley Cup is the world's most prestigious ice hockey trophy.

• 1962 The Évian Accords are signed, ending the Algerian War

  Algeria gained its independence from France as a consequence.

• 1965 Russian cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov becomes the first person to walk in space

  During the tethered spacewalk, which lasted 12 minutes, Leonov ventured up to 10 meters from his spa

• 1971 A 100 feet (30 meter) high wave destroys a Peruvian mining camp and kills hundreds of people

  The tsunami was caused by a massive rock avalanche that crashed into Lake Yanahuani from a height of

• 1990 East Germany holds its first and only free parliamentary elections

  The election was held between the peaceful revolution leading to the demise of the German Democratic