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On December 18th in 1998 - Russia recalled its U.S. ambassador in protest of the U.S. attacks on Iraq.
On December 18th in 1998 - South Carolina proceeded with the U.S.' 500th execution since capital punishment was restored.
On December 18th in 1999 - After living atop an ancient redwood in Humboldt County, CA, for two years, environmental activist Julia "Butterfly" Hill came down, ending her anti-logging protest.
On December 18th in 1999 - NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT.
On December 18th in 2001 - Mark Oliver Gebel, a Ringling Bros. Circus star, went on trial for animal abuse. The charges stemmed from an incident with an elephant that was marching too slowly into a circus performance on August 25, 2001. He was acquitted on December 21, 2001.
On December 18th in 2001 - A fire damaged New York City's St. John Cathedral. The cathedral is the largest in the United States.
On December 18th in 2001 - In Seattle, WA, Gary Leon Ridgeway pled innocent to the charge of murder for four of the Green River serial killings. He had been arrested on November 30, 2001.
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