Well, I recently found a program called "This Day in History," I believe that it was made by World Book, and it gives a list of historical events that occured today, in past years. I will postt to this thread every day, telling what happened today, in history. If anybody else has any interesting little facts or tidbits of information, feel free to post.
Sir Anthony Van Dyck, a Flemmish painter, was born in 1559.
Randolph Caldecott, an English illustrator, was born in 1846.
Robert Millikan, an American physicist, was born in 1868.
And also, this is the source of my information, or atleast it's where I downloaded it.
June 18 Events: 1923 Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets. 1928 Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean 1953 The Republic of Egypt is declared and the monarchy is abolished. 1981 The AIDS epidemic is formally recognized by medical professionals in San Francisco, California. 1984 A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire
Births: 1918 Jerome Karle, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate 1918 Franco Modigliani, Italian-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate 1946 Fabio Capello, Italian football coach 1949 Lech Kaczynski, Polish president, 2005-present 1949 Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Polish prime minister, twin brother of Lech Kaczynski 1974 Vincenzo Montella, Italian footballer
1989:John Wayne Bobbit marries Lorena L Gallo. 1989:Comet Churyunov-Geramsimenko at perihelion. 1991:Mud storm in Antofagasta Chile, kills 80. 1992:Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft. 1994:Aleksander Popov swims world record 100m free style (48.21 sec). 1994:Gay Games open in NYC. 1995:Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament. 2000:100th US Golf Open: at Pebble Beach Golf Links Calif.
* 618 â" Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang Dynasty rule over China. * 1178 â" Five Canterbury monks see what was 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 metres) are a result of this collision. * 1264 â" The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature. * 1429 â" 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. * 1757 â" Battle of KolÃÂn between Prussian Forces under Frederick the Great of Prussia and an Austrian Army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Year's War. * 1767 â" Samuel Wallis, an English sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island. * 1778 â" American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. * 1812 â" War of 1812: The U.S. Congress declares war on the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. * 1815 â" Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo leads to Napoleon Bonaparte abdicating the throne of France for the second and last time. * 1830 â" French invasion of Algeria * 1858 â" Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own. This prompts Darwin to publish his theory. * 1859 â" First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps. * 1873 â" Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election. * 1887 â" The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed. * 1900 â" Empress Dowager Longyu of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families. * 1908 â" Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the Kasato-Maru ship * 1908 â" The University of the Philippines is established. * 1923 â" Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets. * 1928 â" Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she was a passenger; Wilmer Stutz was the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic). * 1930 â" Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute are held. * 1940 â" Appeal of June 18 by Charles de Gaulle. * 1940 â" "Finest Hour" speech by Winston Churchill. * 1945 â" William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) is charged with treason. * 1946 â" Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa. A road is named after this date in Panjim. * 1953 â" The Republic of Egypt is declared and the monarchy is abolished. * 1953 â" A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tokyo, Japan killing 129. * 1954 â" Pierre Mendès-France becomes Prime Minister of France. * 1959 â" Governor of Louisiana Earl K. Long is committed to a state mental hospital; he responds by having the hospital's director fired and replaced with a crony who proceeds to proclaim him perfectly sane. * 1965 â" Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam. * 1972 â" Staines air disaster â" 118 are killed when a plane crashes 2 minutes after take off from London Heathrow Airport. * 1979 â" SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. * 1981 â" The AIDS epidemic is formally recognized by medical professionals in San Francisco, California. * 1983 â" Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. * 1984 â" A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984-1985 UK miners' strike * 1996 â" Ted Kaczynski, suspected of being the Unabomber, is indicted on ten criminal counts. * 2001 â" Protests occur in Manipur over the extension of the ceasefire between Naga insurgents and the government of India. * 2006 â" The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched.
1547:Count Philip van Hessen captured 1567on Henrique of Brazil,expel Jews 1656:Polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw 1756:India rebels defeat Calcutta on British army 1920:Yanks win protest of 1-0 White Sox win & game is replayed. 1995:Space probe Ulysses begins 2nd passage behind the Sun. 1999:99th US Golf Open: at Pinehurst CC NJ
Birth:
1971:Rodney Rogers, NBA forward (LA Clippers) 1972:Jo Roberts,WLAF quarterback Barcelona Dragons)
Death:
1997:Bobby Helms,composer(Jingle Bell Rock),dies 61
