If your birthday is Tuesday, June 18, 2013...
You share your birthday with
1799 William Lassell, discoverer of satellites of Uranus and Neptune
1877 James Montgomery Flagg, illustrator, best known for his "I want you" Uncle Sam recruiting poster.
1901 Jeanette MacDonald, singer/actress, (Indian Love Call, New Moon).
1942 Paul McCartney, Yah-Yah-Yah
Other things that happened on this day
1178 Proposed time of origin of lunar crater Giordano Bruno.
1812 War of 1812 begins as US declares war against Britain.
1815 Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon defeated by Wellington and Blcher.
1873 Susan B Anthony fined $100 for attempting to vote for President.
1892 Macademia nuts first planted in Hawaii.
1928 Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.
1953 Egypt is proclaimed a republic.
1959 First television broadcast transmitted from England to US.
1977 Space Shuttle test model "Enterprise" carries a crew aloft for first time, It was fixed to a modified Boeing 747
1983 Sally Ride becomes first US woman in space, aboard Challenger.
What an incredible day!
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