Quite a few things happened, 18 February 1944, as far as WW-II is
concerned......
War at Sea
German submarine U-7 lost with all hands after an accident in the Baltic
German submarine U-406 lost in the North Atlantic
Pacific
US fleet under Admiral Spruance attacks Truk leaving the airfields out of action, destroying numerous Japanese aircraft and sinking 200,000 tons of merchant ships, one cruiser and one destroyer
Allied destroyers bombard Rabaul and Kavieng
Eastern Front
German Army Group North withdraws from the Narva-Newel front
War in the Air
The RAF bombs Amiens prison in an attempt to free prisoners
Start of the "Little Blitz", a renewed period of Luftwaffe attacks on London
Of course, it could be something personal......
TPBM wonders what Lucky is up to ....
Charles