CoM Moderators Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 1894 - Premier Roseberry declares Uganda a British protectorate 1898 - Steel Pier, 1st amusement pier opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey 1943 - SS Police in Amsterdam sentence 12 resistance fighters to death for the fire-bombing at the census records bureau in March 1944 - Farewell concert of conductor Willem Mengelberg in Paris, France 1948 - National Security Council authorizes covert operations for 1st time 1949 - "Along Fifth Avenue" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances 1955 - "3 for Tonight" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 85 performances 1982 - Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended by Senate by 85-8 vote 2019 - England cricket captain Eoin Morgan smashes a ODI world record 17 sixes against Afghanistan in his side's 150-run World Cup victory at Old Trafford; Morgan, 148 from 71 balls 2022 - Attacks in Oromia, western Ethiopia, targeting the Amhara people leave a reported 250 dead, killed by Oromo rebels amid worsening ethnic conflict in the country More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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