Today in History, June 18th:

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Highlights of this day in history: Churchill rallies Britain in World War II; Napoleon beaten at Battle of Waterloo; Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic; Sally Ride becomes America’s first woman in space; Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney born.

Other notable June 18th events include:

1858 – Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin’s own. This prompts Darwin to publish his theory.

1873 – Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

1923 – Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets.

1979 – SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.

1981 – The AIDS epidemic is formally recognized by medical professionals in San Francisco, California.

1996 – Ted Kaczynski, suspected of being the Unabomber, is indicted on ten criminal counts.