December 18
Today is the birth of Graciano Lopez Jaena (1856) in Jaro, Iloilo.
The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014].
On this day in 1865, the US abolished its system of slavery of African races through the Thirteenth Amendment to its constitution.
https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/December-18
On this day in 1926, GN Lewis suggested using his invented word “photon” to describe a part of the nucleus of an atom. His suggestion was published in Nature.
https://todayinsci.com/12/12_18.htm
December 18 is International Migrants Day.
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