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18th June

June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining.

Events

1778 - American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1812 - The beginning of the War of 1812 -- The United States Congress declares war against United Kingdom
1815 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Waterloo leads to Napoleon Bonaparte abdicating the throne of France for a second time
1858 - Charles Darwin receives from Alfred Russel Wallace a paper that included nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own. This prompts Darwin to publish his theory.
1873 - Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election
1923 - Checker Cab puts its first taxi on the streets
1930 - Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute are held
1945 - William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) is charged with treason
1953 - A United States Air Force C-124 crashed and burned near Tokyo, Japan killing 129
1954 - Pierre Mendès-France becomes Prime Minister of France
1965 - Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack Viet Cong encampments in South Vietnam
1979 - SALT II is signed by the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
1983 - Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space
1999 - Carnival Against Capitalism

See Also:

June 17 - June 19 - May 18 - July 18 -- listing of all days

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