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On This Day: June 18

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On June 18, 1948, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted its International Declaration of Human Rights.
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On June 18, 1884, Edouard Daladier, the French politician who was a signer of the Munich Pact of 1938, was born. Following his death on Oct. 10, 1970, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1812	The United States declared war against Britain.
1815	British and Prussian troops defeated the French under Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo in Belgium.
1873	Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
1928	Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a flight from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.
1948	The United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted the International Declaration of Human Rights.
1948	Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record.
1979	President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev signed the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty in Vienna.
1983	Astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
2002	A Palestinian detonated a nail-studded bomb in a Jerusalem bus, killing 19 passengers and himself.
2004	European Union leaders agreed on the first constitution for the bloc's 25 members.
2006	Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected the first female presiding bishop for the Episcopal Church, the U.S. arm of the global Anglican Communion.

Current Birthdays

Rock musician Paul McCartney turns 69 years old today.

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Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., turns 61 years old today.

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1926	Tom Wicker, Journalist, turns 85
1937	Jay Rockefeller, U.S. senator, D-W.Va., turns 74
1939	Lou Brock, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 72
1942	Roger Ebert, Movie critic, turns 69
1952	Carol Kane, Actress, turns 59
1952	Isabella Rossellini, Actress, turns 59
1961	Alison Moyet, Rock singer, turns 50
1963	Bruce Smith, Football Hall of Famer, turns 48
1976	Alana de la Garza, Actress ("Law and Order"), turns 35
1980	Antonio Gates, Football player, turns 31

Historic Birthdays

Edouard Daladier6/18/1884 - 10/10/1970French premier; signed the Munich Pact in 1938.Go to obituary »

80	Bartolommeo Ammannati 6/18/1511 - 4/22/1592 Italian sculptor and architect
55	Feofan Prokopovich 6/18/1681 - 9/19/1736 Russian Orthodox archbishop; important ally of Peter the Great
81	William Lassell 6/18/1799 - 10/5/1880 English astronomer
71	Edward Wyllis Scripps 6/18/1854 - 3/12/1926 American newspaper publisher
72	Henry Clay Folger 6/18/1857 - 6/11/1930 American industrialist and philanthropist
69	Nicolae Iorga 6/18/1871 - 11/28/1940 Romanian scholar, statesman and historian
82	James Montgomery Flagg 6/18/1877 - 5/27/1960 American illustrator and poster artist
53	Philip Barry 6/18/1896 - 12/3/1949 American dramatist
17	Anastasia 6/18/1901 - 7/17/1918 Russian daughter of Tsar Nicholas II