Thursday, June 18, 2009

This Day in History...

Take a look at all the fascinating things that happened on this date in history...

1812- The War of 1812 began when the US Congress declared war on Great Britain and Ireland.

1815- Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.

1923- Checker Taxi put its first taxi on the streets.

1928- Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

1940- Winston Churchill delivers his famous "Finest Hour" speech.

1942- Sir Paul McCartney was born. Film Critic Robert Ebert was born.

1952- Actress Isabella Rosselini was born.

1966- Canadian ice skating champion Kurt Browning was born.

1967- Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar on stage at the Monterrey Pop Festival in the California.

1975- 5:47PM Shaunna Chapman was born. 8:36PM Amy Koliba was born.

1976- Country singer Blake Shelton was born.

1980- "Blues Brothers" with Dan Akroyd and John Belushi premieres.

1983- The 7th Shuttle Mission (Challenger 2) launches. Sally Ride becomes the first US woman in space.

June 18th is quite a day, huh??

1 comment:

Shaunna said...

You're so sweet!! Thanks for the bday wishes :) Have a fantastic day ... Happy Birthday to You!!