Infoplease - This Day in History Events from This Day in History from the Editors of Infoplease http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory en-us Copyright 2013 Pearson Education editor@infoplease.com webmaster@infoplease.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:05:00 GMT Infoplease - This Day in History http://img.infoplease.com/images/04ip_logo113x20.gif 113 20 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory <![CDATA[Jun 18, 1812: The War of 1812 began.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Jun-18 <![CDATA[Jun 18, 1815: Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by British, German, and Dutch forces.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Jun-18 <![CDATA[Jun 18, 1983: Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Jun-18 More events from This Day in History: Jun 18 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Jun-18