June 18 - June 18 June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1778 - American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1812 - The beginning of the War of 1812 -- The United States Congress declares war against United Kingdom 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Waterloo leads to Napoleon Bonaparte abdicating the throne of France for a second time 1858 - Charles Darwin receives from Alfred Russel Wallace a paper that included nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own. This prompts Darwin to publish his theory. 1873 - Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to.
January 18 - January 18 January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 347 days remaining (348 in leap years) Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 350 - General Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans, proclaims himself Emperor. 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople fail. 1520 - King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde. 1535 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro. 1670 - Henry Morgan captures Panama. 1701 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. 1778 - James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands." 1861 - Georgia joins the Confederacy. 1871 - Wilhelm I of Germany becomes.
June - June simple:June June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. June is named for the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter. Events in June: The solstice occurs around the 21st of this month, although it may occur on either the 20 or 22. It is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere. Midsummer is celebrated in Sweden on the third Friday in June. Father's Day is celebrated in the USA on the third Sunday in June. Gay pride celebrations in many countries in honor of the Stonewall riots The majority of the Portland Rose Festival occurs June begins on a unique day of the week each year. See Also: January, February,.
June 17 - June 17 June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1579 - Sir Francis Drake claims California for England 1775 - American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Bunker Hill is fought 1776 - American invasion of Quebec ends 1856 - The United States Republican Party holds its first political convention, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (they will eventually nominate John C. Fremont as their first Presidential candidate) 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor 1903 - Roald Amundsen commences first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage 1930 - President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff into.
June 19 - June 19 June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1306 - Forces of Earl of Pembroke defeat Bruce's Scottish rebels at the Battle of Methven 1846 - First baseball game under recognizable modern rules in Hoboken, New Jersey. 1865 - Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas are finally informed of their freedom. June 19th is unofficially celebrated as Juneteenth in the United States. 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. 1912 - establishment of the 8-hour work day in the United States. 1934 - establishment of the Federal.
June 30 - June 30 June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1651 - Battle of Beresteczko ends with Polish victory 1908 - Tunguska impact event occurs in Siberia 1936 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell published 1956 - A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collided above Grand Canyon, Arizona killing 128 1971 - Crew of Soyuz 11 spacecraft killed when air supply escapes through faulty valve 1971 - The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it 2002 - May.
July 18 - July 18 July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 64 - Great fire of Rome: A fire begins to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burns completely out of control while Emperor Nero reportedly plays his lyre and sings while watching the blaze from a safe distance. 1830 - Uruguay adopts its first constitution. 1863 - American Civil War: The first formal African American military unit, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, unsuccessfully assaults Confederate-held Fort Wagner but their valiant fighting still proves the worth of African American soldiers during the war. 1914 - Within the.
June Park, Florida - June Park, Florida June Park is a town located in Brevard County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,367. Geography \nJune Park is located at 28°4'25" North, 80°41'9" West (28.073643, -80.685709)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²). 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 4,367 people, 1,736 households, and 1,274 families residing in the town. The population density is 452.0/km² (1,171.0/mi²). There are 1,859 housing units at an average density of 192.4/km² (498.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.86% White, 0.76% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.21%.
June Foray - June Foray June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an extremely versatile voice actor who has worked for most of the studios which produced animated films since the 1940s. Foray was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, where her voice was first broadcast in a local radio drama when she was 12 years of age; by age of 15 she was doing regular radio voice work. Two years later she moved to Los Angeles, California, and soon became a popular voice actress on radio there, including on the national programs of Jimmy Durante and Danny Thomas. In the 1940s she began film work as well, including a few apperances acting in live action movies, but mostly doing voice overs for animated cartoons. For Walt Disney, she played "Lucifer.
June 2003 - June 2003 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2003. See also: Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 Same-sex marriage in Canada SARS: Timeline Monkeypox Afghanistan timeline June 2003 "Road map" for peace Israeli-Palestinian conflict EU enlargement War in Iraq: Timeline North Korea crisis US v. EU on GM food June 30, 2003 In Irvine, California, a 30 year old man identified as Joseph Hunter Parker kills two supermarket employees with a sword, before being shot to death himself by the police. His victims are identified as John G. Nutting, 60, and Judith Fleming, 55. The event occurred at.
Vespasian - Vespasian Caesar Vespasianus Augustus (November 18, 9 AD - June 23, 79), original name Titus Flavius Vespasianus and best known as Vespasian, was the emperor of Rome from 69 to 79. He was founder of the Flavian dynasty and acceded the throne in the end of the Year of the four emperors. He was born in the Sabine country near Reate. His father Flavius Sabinus was a tax collector and money-lender on a small scale; his mother Vespasia Polla was the sister of a senator. After having served with the army in Thrace and been quaestor in Crete and Cyrene, Vespasian rose to be aedile and praetor, having meanwhile married Flavia Domitilla, the daughter of an equestrian, by whom he had two sons, Titus and Domitian, afterwards emperors, and one daughter.
Kalinga-Apayao - the passage of Philippine Republic Act No. 7878 on February 14, 1995. This RA amended the earlier Republic Act No. 4695, passed on June 18, 1966, which formed the provinces of Kalinga-Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, and Mountain Province, from the earlier Mountain Province. See the History section of Mountain Province for details..
Karl Josef von Hefele - von Hefele (March 15, 1809 - June 6, 1893), German theologian, was born at Unterkochen in Württemberg, and was educated at Tübingen, where in 1839 he became professor-ordinary of Church history and patristics in the Roman Catholic faculty of theology. From 1842 to 1845 he sat in the National Assembly of Württemberg. In December 1869 he was enthroned bishop of Rottenburg. His literary activity, which had been considerable, was in no way diminished by his elevation to the episcopate. Among his numerous theological works may be mentioned his well-known edition of the Apostolic Fathers, issued in 1839; his Life of Cardinal Ximenes, published in 1844 (Eng. trans., 1860); and his still more celebrated History of the Councils of the Church, in seven volumes, which appeared between 1855 and 1874 (Eng. trans.,.
KC-135 Stratotanker - the first 29 of its future fleet of 732. The first aircraft flew in August 1956 and the initial production Stratotanker was delivered to Castle Air Force Base, California, in June 1957. The last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965. Of the original KC-135A's, more than 410 have been modified with new CFM-56 engines produced by CFM-International. The re-engined tanker, designated either the KC-135R or KC-135T, can offload 50 percent more fuel, is 25 percent more fuel efficient, costs 25 percent less to operate and is 96 percent quieter than the KC-135A. Under another modification program, 157 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard tankers were re-engined with the TF-33-PW-102 engines. The re-engined tanker, designated the KC-135E, is 14 percent more fuel efficient than the KC-135A and can.
Venera - 12, 1961 : Communications lost enroute to Venus Venera 2 - Flyby - launched November 12, 1965 : Communications lost just before arival Venera 3 - Atmospheric Probe - launched November 16, 1965 : Communications lost just before atmospheric entry Venera 4 - Atmospheric Probe - launched June 12, 1967 : Arrived October 18, 1967 and was the first probe to enter another planet's atmosphere and return data Venera 5 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January 5, 1969 : Arrived May 16, 1969 and successfully returned atmoshperic data before being crushed by pressure within 26km of the surface Venera 6 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January 10, 1969 : Arrived May 17, 1969 and successfully returned atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure within 11km of the surface Venera 7 -.
Kenelm Digby - later recounted). He married in 1625 Venetia Hanley, a racy beauty whose wooing he cryptically described in his memoirs. In 1628, Digby became a privateer, with some success: on January 18 he arrived off Gibraltar and captured several Spanish and Flemish vessels. From February 5 toMarch 27 he remained at anchor off Algiers on account of the sickness of his men, and extracted a promise from the authorities of better treatment of the English ships. He seized a rich Dutch vessel near Majorca, and after other adventures gained a complete victory over the French and Venetian ships in the harbour of Iskanderun on the June 11. His successes, however, brought upon the English merchants the risk of reprisals, and he was urged to depart. He returned to become a naval administrator.
Keye Luke - Pinyin: Lù Xílín) (June 18, 1904 - January 12, 1991) was a Chinese-born American actor. He was born in Canton, China, and grew up in Seattle. He made his film debut in The Painted Veil in 1934, and the following year gained his first big role, as Charlie Chan's eldest son in Charlie Chan in Paris. It was a role he would continue to play, on and off, until The Sky Dragon in 1949 - in which, having outlasted two stars of the series, he was older than the actor then playing his father. And in 1972, he became the first Chinese actor to play Charlie Chan himself, in the otherwise undistinguished animated series The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan. He played the Green Hornet's Korean sidekick in two movies.
Kew Bridge - The Prince of Wales took a lease on Kew House from 1731 and rebuilt the house using William Kent’s designs. His widow, Augusta, started the botanic gardens and created many of the garden buildings. She died in 1771 and her son, now George II moved in. Kew became the regular summer residence of the royal family. The first bridge was inaugurated on 1 June 1759 by the Prince of Wales driving over it with his mother and a number of other royals. It was opened to the public 3 days later and such was the excitement that over 3,000 people crossed in one day. Tolls ranged from 1 penny for each pedestrian to 1shilling and sixpence for a coach and 4. The first bridge was built by Robert Tunstall of Brentford.
Kevin Brown - the strike settlement in 1994 and signed with the Baltimore Orioles for a season, posting a 10-9 record with 117 strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA. Following the 1995 season, Brown again became a free agent, signing with the Florida Marlins. In his first season with the Marlins, backed by a remarkable team, Brown posted a 17-11 record with 159 strikeouts and an amazing 1.89 ERA, the best of his career. In 1997, Brown threw a one-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his first appearance and a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants on June 10, 1997, one HBP shy of a perfect game. In the 1997 National League Championship Series, Brown, riddled with the flu, proceeded to pitch a complete game in Game Six, defeating the Atlanta Braves and helping.
Kid Gavilan - Lebanese, half Cuban manager who also directed the careers of Wilfredo Gomez, Wilfredo Benitez, Carlos De Leon and Felix Trinidad among others. Gavilan started as a professional boxer on the evening of June 5, 1943, when he beat Antonio Diaz by a decision in four rounds in Havana. His first ten bouts were in Havana, and then he had one in Cienfuegos, but soon he returned to Havana for three more wins. After 14 bouts, he left Cuba for his first fight abroad, and he beat Julio Cesar Jimenez by a decision in 10 rounds in his first of three consecutive fights in Mexico City. It was there that he suffered his first defeat, at the hands of Carlos Macalara by a decision. They had an immediate rematch, this time in.
