History for June 18 - On-This-Day.com
Sylvia Porter 1913 - Economist, journalist, Paul "Red" Adiar 1915 - Oil well firefighter, Richard Boone (Richard Allen Boone) 1917 - Actor
Tom Wicker (Thomas Grey "Tom" Wicker) 1926 - Journalist, Paul McCartney 1942 - Musician (Beatles, Wings), Roger Ebert 1942 - Film critic, screenwriter
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.
1998 - "The Boston Globe" asked Patricia Smith to resign after she admitted to inventing people and quotes in four of her recent columns.
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