Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election. In 1872, Susan B. Anthony, a prominent leader in the…
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18 June 1815
The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate…
18 June 1940
The “Finest Hour” speech is delivered by Winston Churchill. The “Finest Hour” speech is one of the most famous speeches delivered by Sir Winston Churchill,…
18 June 1953
The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
18 June 1940
The “Finest Hour” speech is delivered by Winston Churchill. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_was_their_finest_hour’]
18 June 1979
SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, negotiations between the United States…
18 June 1983
The astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. One of six women selected in NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, Sally Ride was the…