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March 18 in history: From Aleksei Leonov in space to Germany's first democratic elections

1913
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1913

King George I of Greece is assassinated in Thessaloniki

1937
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1937

Gas Explosion kills 300 children in a school in Texas

1962
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1962

Évian Accords are signed, ending the Algerian War

1965
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1965

Russia's Aleksei Leonov becomes first person to walk in space

1990
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1990

East Germany holds its first democratic elections