November 18, 1307 is the day that we say that William Tell shot the apple off of his son's head. The authenticity of the account is unclear. There are details of the story that do match with other accounts that have come down through history, so the story of Tell and the apple my be a combination of other stories.
On November 18, 1963 the first push button telephone was offered to the public. The phone was actually invented many years before, but never marketed.
November 18 - This Day In History - InfoBarrel
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