March 18/history

[more] What else happened today

1981 — World Cup level Norwegian biathlete and Olympic Champion Tora Berger was born in Ringerike, Norway. 2002 — Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda (started on March 2) ends after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities. The battle also saw Canadian snipers Arron Perry' and Rob Furlong both break Carlos Hathcock's longstanding record for the longest sniper kill in history.