History for June 18

History for June 18 - On-This-Day.com
Edouard Daladier 1884 - French politician, George Mallory 1886 - Mountaineer, Paul "Red" Adiar 1915 - Oil well firefighter,


Richard Boone (Richard Allen Boone) 1917 - Actor, Paul McCartney 1942 - Musician (Beatles, Wings), Roger Ebert 1942 - Film critic, screenwriter


1621 - The first duel in America took place in the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.


1812 - The War of 1812 began as the U.S. declared war against Great Britain. The conflict began over trade restrictions.


1815 - At the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon was defeated by an international army under the Duke of Wellington. Napoleon abdicated on June 22.


1863 - J.J. Richardson received a patent for the ratchet wrench.


1873 - Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote for a U.S. President.


1928 - Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a flight from Newfoundland to Wales.


1961 - "Gunsmoke" was broadcast for the last time on CBS radio.


1983 - Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.