18 March 1834 March 17, 2022 Author: Staff Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union. Famous Words of Inspiration..."There are many silly superstitions about lightning, and as a result many people - maybe even you - are terrified of it. You shouldn't worry. Thanks to modern science we now know that lightning is nothing more than huge chunks of electricity that can come out of the sky, anytime, anywhere, and kill you." Dave Barry — Click here for more from Dave Barry Related posts: 3 April 1834 15 July 1834 18 March 1850 15 March 1906 18 March 1850 18 October 1648 24 October 1931 25 March 1584 26 November 1789 20 July 1960 Categories: History Tags: 18 March, 1834