June 18: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

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1. In 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act, which would lower the tax the East India Company paid to the British government.
2. In 1812, the War of 1812 began, as the U.S. declared war on the British Empire. It went on for almost 3 years until the Treaty of Ghent was signed.
3. In 1858, Charles Darwin published his "Origin of Species" after he discovered Alfred Wallace's research on Evolution had similar information.
4. In 1873, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for trying to vote. Women weren't granted voting rights until 1920.
5. In 1923, the first Checker Cab was produced by the Checker Manufacturing company in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
6. In 1940, Winston Churchill gave his famous "This Was Their Finest Hour" speech to the House of Commons.
7. In 1983, Sally Ride became the first female astronaut to go into space on the Challenger
8. In 1999, the feature Disney Animated Film, Tarzan, was released.
9. In 2000, Tiger Woods won the 100th U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, California.
10. In 2009, NASA launched the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/LCROSS probes to the Moon in order to search for signs of water near the moon's south pole.
11. Famous Birthdays: Paul McCartney, singer; James Montgomery Flagg, creator of Uncle Sam illustration; Morgan Freeman, actor; Heidi Klum, model; Andy Griffith, actor; Marilyn Monroe, actress.

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