June 18 - Drummers

Drummers

Family Birthdays

Aunt Maggi Ryan

This Day In History

1178

Five Canterbury monks see what is possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the Moon's distance from the Earth (on the order of meters) are a result of this collision.

1767

Samuel Wallis, an English sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.

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.

1930

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute are held.

1983

Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.

2009

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is launched.

Famous Birthdays

1269

Princess Eleanor of England (d. 1298)

1318

Princess Eleanor of Woodstock (d. 1355)

1511

Bartolomeo Ammanati, Italian architect and sculptor (d. 1592)

1677

Antonio Maria Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1726)

1854

E.W. Scripps, American journalist and publisher (d. 1926)

1877

James Montgomery Flagg, American illustrator (d. 1960)

1886

George Mallory, English mountaineer (d. 1924)

1903

Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (d. 1965)

1913

Sammy Cahn, American lyricist (d. 1993)

1915

Red Adair, American firefighter (d. 2004)

1942

Paul McCartney, British singer, songwriter and musician

1949

Chris Van Allsburg, American author and illustrator of children's books

1952

Carol Kane, American actress

1976

Blake Shelton, American country singer