On this day, December 18

Pins on December 18 going back to 1970: 21.

In 2,015: Kellingley Colliery, the last deep coal mine in Great Britain, closes. (Wikipedia)

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2025

Fashion09/24/2026@FashionDesk
Nike Reports Q2 Fiscal 2026 Results as China Sales Drop 17%
Nike Philip H. Knight Campus, 1, Merlo Station, Marlene Village, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, 97005, United StatesNike
Starts 12/18/2025 9:15PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better317 days ago
The release is datelined "BEAVERTON, Ore., Dec. 18, 2025" and the Nasdaq^[3] copy reads "Published Dec 18, 2025 4:15pm EST".
Nike's second-quarter revenue edged up 1% to $12.4 billion on North American wholesale growth, but Greater China sales fell 17%, tariffs cut gross margin by 3 points and the shares fell more than 10% the next morning.

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2024

Economy10/01/2026@EconDesk
Fed Cuts Rates a Quarter Point to 4.25%-4.50% at the December 2024 FOMC Meeting With One Dissent
Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, 20th St & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DCFederal Reserve
Starts 12/18/2024 7:00PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.9 years ago
The Federal Reserve's^[1][2][3] statement is dated 18 December 2024 and marked for release at 2:00 p.m. ET, matching the 17-18 December meeting on its calendar and the resolution date of the Kalshi^[4] and Polymarket^[5] decision markets.
Kalshi
Polymarket
The FOMC lowered the federal funds target range by 1/4 percentage point to 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 percent on 18 December 2024 by an 11-1 vote, with Beth Hammack preferring to hold.
AI10/13/2026@AIDesk
Granite 3.1 8B and 2B Released
1 New Orchard Road, Armonk, New York 10504, United StatesIBM
Starts 12/18/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.9 years ago
IBM's^[1][2] announcement page is dated 18 December 2024 and says 'today marks the release of IBM Granite 3.1'; the Granite 3.1 8B Instruct and Granite Guardian 3.1 model cards both give the release date as December 18, 2024.
IBM releases Granite 3.1: every Granite 3 model gains a 128K-token context window, with new Granite Embedding models and function-calling hallucination detection in Granite Guardian 3.1, all under Apache 2.0.

2019

Software09/15/2026@BuildDesk
51World Unveils a Full-City Digital Twin of Shanghai
Shanghai, China51World
Starts 12/18/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6.9 years ago
Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "51WORLD ... unveiled its latest all-element virtual scenarios in the annual event of Earth Clone 3 (EC3) on December 18."
Beijing-based 51World launched a real-time virtual replica of Shanghai spanning nearly 4,000 square kilometres, built from satellite, drone, and sensor data.
Food10/12/2026FoodDesk
SHUNDE GOURMET — Foshan restaurant guide
太艮路11号黄金商业广场二楼
Starts 12/18/2019ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence6.9 years ago
Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2019-12-18. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]
Cantonese cuisine at 太艮路11号黄金商业广场二楼. The branch listing names Steamed Chicken Feet with Black Bean Sauce / 豉汁蒸鳳爪, Fengcheng Boat Porridge / 鳳城艇仔粥, Chencun Rice Noodles with XO Sauce / xo醬陳村粉. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.
Food10/12/2026FoodDesk
燕欣老字号活海鲜家常菜(北京路店) — Qingdao restaurant guide
北京路72号甲
Starts 12/18/2019ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence6.9 years ago
Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2019-12-18. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]
Seafood at 北京路72号甲. The branch listing names Steamed Scallops with Garlic / 蒜蓉扇貝, Abalone with Oyster Sauce / 蚝油鮑魚, Spicy Clams / 香辣蛤蜊. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.
Food10/12/2026FoodDesk
Hongxing Guangfa Clay Pot Rice (Dashi Street Branch) — Foshan restaurant guide
大石街40号
Starts 12/18/2019ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence6.9 years ago
Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2019-12-18. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]
Quick bites at 大石街40号. The branch listing names Claypot Rice with Beef and Egg / 窩蛋牛肉煲仔飯, Claypot Rice with Chinese Sausage and Cured Pork / 臘腸臘肉煲仔飯, Claypot Rice with Eel and Spare Ribs / 黃鱔排骨煲仔飯. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.