I just signed up for a daily email that tells you about events that happened today in history. I just thought it was interesting because their is stuff here I knew happened but I didn’t know happened on this date…
June 18,
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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#336699] 1983 - Sally Ride becomes first U.S. Woman astronaut launched into space on Challenger. [/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#336699]1970 - Edward Heath elected British prime minister. [/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#336699]1953 - Egypt becomes a republic. [/color][/size][/font]
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[/color][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#336699][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][color=Black][size=-1]**1928 - Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly Atlantic. **[/size][/color][/font][color=Black] [/color] [/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#336699]1910 - Teddy Roosevelt first to receive Broadway ticker tape parade on return from Africa. [/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#336699]1815 - Napoleon defeated at Waterloo by Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blucher. [/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#336699]1812 - President James Madison officially proclaims war between U.S. and Britain; War of 1812. [/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#336699]1778 - British under Gen. Henry Clinton, evacuate Philadelphia. Revolutionary War. [/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#336699]1744 - First recorded cricket match in England; Kent beats England team by one wicket at Finsbury, London. [/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1][color=#336699]1429 - Battle of Patay. Major victory of French over English in 100 Years War.[/color][/size][/font]
