June 18
1778 - American forces entered Philadelphia as British forces withdrew during the Revolutionary War.
1812 - The War of 1812 began.
1815 - Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by British, German and Dutch forces.
1873 - Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
1928 - Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She completed the flight from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.
1940 - During World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged his countrymen to conduct themselves in a manner that would prompt future generations to say, "This was their finest hour."
1948 - The United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted its International Declaration of Human Rights.
1971 - Southwest Airlines began operations, with flights between Dallas and San Antonio, and Dallas and Houston.
1979 - President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev signed the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty in Vienna.
1983 - Sally K. Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1986 - Twenty-five people were killed when a twin-engine plane and a helicopter carrying sightseers collided over the Grand Canyon.
1992 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Georgia v. McCollum, ruled that criminal defendants could not use race as a basis for excluding potential jurors from their trials.
2010 - Death row inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner died in a barrage of bullets as Utah carried out its first firing squad execution in 14 years. (Gardner had been sentenced to death for fatally shooting attorney Michael Burdell during a failed escape attempt from a Salt Lake City courthouse.)
2013 - The Taliban and the U.S. said they would hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's security to the Afghan army and police.
2018 - President Donald Trump announced that he was directing the Pentagon to create the "Space Force" as an independent service branch.
2018 - The Supreme Court allowed electoral maps that were challenged as excessively partisan to remain in place for now, declining to rule on the bigger issue of whether to limit redistricting for political gain.
2020 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants.
2022 - The price of bitcoin fell below $20,000 for the first time since late 2020, in a fresh sign that the selloff in cryptocurrencies was deepening.
Birthdays
20 - Bailey Bass (actress)
32 - Willa Holland (actress)
33 - Monica Barbaro (actress)
33 - Jacob Anderson (actor)
34 - Renee Olstead (actress)
37 - Richard Madden (actor)
47 - Blake Shelton (singer)
47 - Alana de la Garza (actress)
52 - Mara Hobel (actress)
52 - Nathan Morris (singer)
57 - Kurt Browning (figure skater)
62 - Alison Moyet (singer)
66 - Andrea Evans (actress)
67 - Brian Benben (actor)
71 - Carol Kane (actress)
71 - Isabella Rossellini (actress)
76 - Linda Thorson (actress)
76 - Constance McCashin (actress)
81 - Paul McCartney (singer)
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Today in Sports History - June 18
1911 - The Detroit Tigers, trailing the Chicago White Sox 13-1, rebound to win 16-15 in the largest comeback in MLB history.
1953 - Seventeen major league baseball records were tied or broken in a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers.
1960 - Tom Sheehan (San Francisco Giants) became the oldest first-time manager in major league baseball. Sheehan was 66 years, 2 months and 18 days old.
1972 - The United States Supreme Court confirms lower court rulings upholding Major League Baseball's exemption from antitrust laws.
1975 - Fred Lynn (Boston Red Sox) hit three home runs, a triple and a single in a game against the Detroit Tigers. He collected 10 RBIs.
1986 - Fred Lynn (Boston Red Sox) hit three home runs, a triple and a single in a game against the Detroit Tigers. He collected 10 RBIs.
1995 - Norway defeats Germany 2-0 to win the Women's World Cup soccer tournament.
2000 - Tiger Woods wins his first U.S. Open title with a major championship record 15-stroke victory over runner-up Ernie Els.
2003 - Baseball Hall-of-Famer Larry Doby, who broke the American League's color barrier in 1947, died in Montclair, New Jersey, at age 79.
1778 - American forces entered Philadelphia as British forces withdrew during the Revolutionary War.
1812 - The War of 1812 began.
1815 - Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by British, German and Dutch forces.
1873 - Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
1928 - Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She completed the flight from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.
1940 - During World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged his countrymen to conduct themselves in a manner that would prompt future generations to say, "This was their finest hour."
1948 - The United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted its International Declaration of Human Rights.
1971 - Southwest Airlines began operations, with flights between Dallas and San Antonio, and Dallas and Houston.
1979 - President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev signed the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty in Vienna.
1983 - Sally K. Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1986 - Twenty-five people were killed when a twin-engine plane and a helicopter carrying sightseers collided over the Grand Canyon.
1992 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Georgia v. McCollum, ruled that criminal defendants could not use race as a basis for excluding potential jurors from their trials.
2010 - Death row inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner died in a barrage of bullets as Utah carried out its first firing squad execution in 14 years. (Gardner had been sentenced to death for fatally shooting attorney Michael Burdell during a failed escape attempt from a Salt Lake City courthouse.)
2013 - The Taliban and the U.S. said they would hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's security to the Afghan army and police.
2018 - President Donald Trump announced that he was directing the Pentagon to create the "Space Force" as an independent service branch.
2018 - The Supreme Court allowed electoral maps that were challenged as excessively partisan to remain in place for now, declining to rule on the bigger issue of whether to limit redistricting for political gain.
2020 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants.
2022 - The price of bitcoin fell below $20,000 for the first time since late 2020, in a fresh sign that the selloff in cryptocurrencies was deepening.
Birthdays
20 - Bailey Bass (actress)
32 - Willa Holland (actress)
33 - Monica Barbaro (actress)
33 - Jacob Anderson (actor)
34 - Renee Olstead (actress)
37 - Richard Madden (actor)
47 - Blake Shelton (singer)
47 - Alana de la Garza (actress)
52 - Mara Hobel (actress)
52 - Nathan Morris (singer)
57 - Kurt Browning (figure skater)
62 - Alison Moyet (singer)
66 - Andrea Evans (actress)
67 - Brian Benben (actor)
71 - Carol Kane (actress)
71 - Isabella Rossellini (actress)
76 - Linda Thorson (actress)
76 - Constance McCashin (actress)
81 - Paul McCartney (singer)
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Today in Sports History - June 18
1911 - The Detroit Tigers, trailing the Chicago White Sox 13-1, rebound to win 16-15 in the largest comeback in MLB history.
1953 - Seventeen major league baseball records were tied or broken in a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers.
1960 - Tom Sheehan (San Francisco Giants) became the oldest first-time manager in major league baseball. Sheehan was 66 years, 2 months and 18 days old.
1972 - The United States Supreme Court confirms lower court rulings upholding Major League Baseball's exemption from antitrust laws.
1975 - Fred Lynn (Boston Red Sox) hit three home runs, a triple and a single in a game against the Detroit Tigers. He collected 10 RBIs.
1986 - Fred Lynn (Boston Red Sox) hit three home runs, a triple and a single in a game against the Detroit Tigers. He collected 10 RBIs.
1995 - Norway defeats Germany 2-0 to win the Women's World Cup soccer tournament.
2000 - Tiger Woods wins his first U.S. Open title with a major championship record 15-stroke victory over runner-up Ernie Els.
2003 - Baseball Hall-of-Famer Larry Doby, who broke the American League's color barrier in 1947, died in Montclair, New Jersey, at age 79.
