# Today in history

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/today-in-history/54861>\
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**Created:** [June 18, 2004, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/today-in-history/54861 "2004-06-18T09:40:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![evolution](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/evolution/32/477_2.png) [@evolution](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evolution)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/today-in-history/54861/1 "2004-06-18T09:40:24Z")

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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,

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][color=#336699] **Events** [/color][/font]  
[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](http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/n/napoleon1.asp) 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]