June 18

Monday 18, 2001:

Protests occur in Manipur over the extension of the ceasefire between Naga insurgents and the government of India.

Sunday 18, 1967:

Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar on stage at the Monterey Pop Festival.

Monday 18, 1928:

Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she was a passenger; Wilmer Stutz was pilot and Lou Gordon, mechanic).

Monday 18, 1923:

Checker Cab puts its first taxi on the streets

Wednesday 18, 1264:

The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.