On This Day:
Wednesday June 18, 2014 This is the 169th day of the year, with 196 days remaining in 2014. Fact of the Day: interjections An interjection is an expression of emotion and is regarded as one of the parts of speech. It is so called because it is interjected between sentences, clauses, or words, mostly without grammatical connection. Examples are words such as cheers, darn, hey, oh, ouch, wow, and yo. Abrupt remarks, especially when uttered as an aside or interruption, are also considered interjections.
Holidays Feast day of Saints Mark and Marcellian, St. Amandus of Bordeaux, St. Elisabeth of Schönau, and St. Gregory Barbarigo.
Egypt: Evacuation Day.
Seychelles: Constitution Day / National Day.
Events 1778 - In the Revolutionary War, American forces entered Philadelphia as the British withdrew.
1812 - The War of 1812 began as the United States declared war against Britain.
1815 - At Waterloo in Belgium, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history.
1873 - Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote for president.
1948 - The United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted its Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
1948 - Columbia Records publicly unveiled its new long-playing phonograph record in New York City, which turned at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute.
1979 - President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev signed the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty.
1983 - Astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
2006 - The first Kazakh communication satellite was launched in a geosynchronous orbit.
Births 1877 - James Montgomery Flagg, American artist, creator of Uncle Sam illustration.
1886 - George Mallory, British explorer, mountain climber.
1901 - Anastasia, Russian daughter of Czar Nicholas II.
1913 - Sammy Cahn (Samuel Cohen), American composer, lyricist.
1942 - (James) Paul McCartney, British award-winning musician, songwriter, singer, member of the Beatles.
1966 - Kurt Browning, Canadian figure skater.
Deaths 1992 - Peter Allen, Australian songwriter and singer.
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