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History Events on June 18

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History Events on June 18

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Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.

#Charles_Darwin

In 1858

Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.

#Vietnam_War

In 1965

The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.

#Parliament_of_Ireland

In 1264

Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.

#Napoleonic_Wars

In 1815

Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England.

#Roberto_Calvi

In 1982

William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.

#William_Joyce

In 1945

American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.

#American_Revolutionary_War

In 1778

Battle of Civitate: Three thousand horsemen of Norman Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX.

#Battle_of_Civitate

In 1053

A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984-85 UK miners' strike.

#Battle_of_Orgreave

In 1984

Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.

#Empress_Dowager_Cixi

In 1900

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight.

#Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk

In 1981

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute are held.

#Franklin_Institute

In 1930

A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.

#United_States_Air_Force

In 1953

The Troubles: Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attack a crowded pub with assault rifles in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilians are killed and five wounded. It was crowded with people watching the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

#The_Troubles

In 1994

The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is revoked via a scire facias writ issued by an English court.

#Massachusetts_Bay_Colony

In 1684

Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.

#Carlos_Castillo_Armas

In 1954

Five Canterbury monks see what is possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the Moon's distance from the Earth (on the order of meters) are a result of this collision.

#Canterbury

In 1178

French forces under the leadership of Joan of Arc defeat the main English army under Sir John Fastolf at the Battle of Patay. This turns the tide of the Hundred Years' War.

#France_in_the_Middle_Ages

In 1429

The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison, beginning the War of 1812.

#James_Madison

In 1812

Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.

#Ali

In 656

Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China.

#Emperor_Gaozu_of_Tang

In 618

Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

#Susan_B._Anthony

In 1873

Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle.

#Appeal_of_18_June

In 1940

Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets.

#Checker_Taxi

In 1923

Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

#Columbia_Records

In 1948

The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.

#Kazakhstan

In 2006

Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.

#Space_Shuttle_program

In 1983

First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.

#Aletschhorn

In 1859

The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.

#Egyptian_revolution_of_1952

In 1953

Staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes two minutes after take off from London's Heathrow Airport.

#British_European_Airways_Flight_548

In 1972

Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.

#Charles_I_of_England

In 1633

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa.

#Ram_Manohar_Lohia

In 1946

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.

#Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter

In 2009

Byzantine-Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the Byzantine capital Constantinople.

#Siege_of_Constantinople_(860)

In 860

Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War.

#Battle_of_Kolín

In 1757

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes northern Osaka.

#2018_Osaka_earthquake

In 2018

Constantine Kanaris blows up the Ottoman navy's flagship at Chios, killing the Kapudan Pasha Nasuhzade Ali Pasha.

#Constantine_Kanaris

In 1822

The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire happened in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine firefighters.

In 2007

Mona Mahmudnizhad together with nine other Bahá'í women, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran over her religious beliefs.

In 1983

SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.

In 1979

The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.

In 1940

Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total 60 injuries and 24 arrests.

In 1935

Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).

In 1928

The University of the Philippines is established.

In 1908

Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.

In 1908

The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.

In 1887

Lakshmibai (19 November 1828 - 18 June 1858), the queen of the princely state of Jhansi, currently in Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh, India, is known to have tied her adopted son (Damodar Rao) to her back while fighting against British in India with swords at battle ground Kotah-ki-Serai near the Phool Bagh of Gwalior reporting slaughtering 5,000 Indian soldiers, including any Indian "over the age of 16".

In 1858

Action of 18 June 1799: A frigate squadron under Rear-admiral Perrée is captured by the British fleet under Lord Keith.

In 1799

A draft Byzantine-Venetian treaty is concluded between Venetian envoys and Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, but is not ratified by Doge Reniero Zeno.

In 1265

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