The 20th Century By MrDolphin Feb 18, 1902 Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame." premiers in Monte Carlo Feb 18, 1911 First air mail flight Feb 18, 1929 First academy awards are announced Feb 18, 1930 US Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discoveres Pluto Feb 18, 1943 Munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis Feb 18, 1954 The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California Feb 18, 1965 Gambia Gains its independance from the United Kingdom Feb 18, 1977 The space shuttle enterprise goes on its maiden flight Feb 18, 1985 Serial killer Lee Boyd Malvo is born Feb 18, 1996 IRA bomb blast destroys London bus