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This Day in History – June 18, 2011
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1178 Proposed time of origin of lunar crater Giordano Bruno. 5 Canterbury monks report explosion on the moon (only such observation known) 1583 Richard Martin of London takes out 1st life insurance policy, on William Gibbons. The premium was œ383 1778 British Redcoats evacuate Philadelphia 1812 War of 1812 begins as US declares war against Britain 1822 Part of US-Canadian boundary determined 1863 After long neglect, Confederates hurriedly fortify Vicksburg 1873 Susan B Anthony fined $100 for attempting to vote for President 1892 Macademia nuts 1st planted in Hawaii 1898 Amusement pier opens, Atlantic City, NJ 1903 1st transcontinental auto trip begins in SF; arrives NY 3-mo later 1940 Winston Churchill urges perseverance so that future generations would remember that “this was their finest hour” 1959 1st telecast transmitted from England to US 1968 Supreme Court bans racial discrimination in sale & rental of housing 1973 NCAA makes urine testing mandatory for participants 1976 NBA & ABA agree to merge 1977 Space Shuttle test model “Enterprise” carries a crew aloft for 1st time, It was fixed to a modified Boeing 747 1980 “Blues Brothers” with Dan Akwoyd & John Belushi premiers 1980 Mrs Shakuntala Devi mentally multiplies 2 13-digit #s in 28 sec 1981 Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart retires (replaced by Sandra Day O’Connor, 1st woman on high court) 1982 Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended by Senate by 85-8 vote 1983 7th Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 launched-Sally Ride 1st US woman]]]]> ]]>
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