June 18
Saturday 18, 1983:
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space
Thursday 18, 1953:
A United States Air Force C-124 crashed and burned near Tokyo, Japan killing 129
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).
Friday 18, 1858:
Charles Darwin receives from Alfred Russel Wallace a paper that included nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own. This prompts Darwin to publish his theory.
Sunday 18, 1178:
Five Canterbury monks see what was possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the moon's distance (on the order of metres) are a result of this collision.
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