June 18 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for June 18
In the headlines today:

2000	Actress Nancy Marchand dies in Stratford, Connecticut, at age 71.
1983	Sally Ride becomes the first US woman in space, aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1967	Don Wilson pitches a no-hitter as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Red Sox, 2-0.
1928	Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, with a 21-hour solo flight from Newfoundland to Wales.
1898	The Steel Pier boardwalk opens at Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1873	Suffragist Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
1855	The Sault St. Marie Canal, connecting Lakes Huron and Superior, opens.
1815	Napoleon Bonaparte's troops are defeated by the French at Waterloo, Belgium.
1812	The US declares war on Great Britain, beginning the War of 1812.
1778	American forces enter Philadelphia as the British withdraw during the American Revolution.
1541	Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto crosses the Mississippi River.