Historical Events for 18th June 2023

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1779 - French fleet occupies St Vincent, West Indies
1872 - Woman's Suffrage Convention held at Merchantile Liberty Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1894 - Premier Roseberry declares Uganda a British protectorate
1961 - KBMT TV channel 12 in Beaumont, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting
1967 - Closing day of the Monterey International Pop Festival, Southern California. First major US appearances of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, and Otis Redding
1972 - BEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118
1979 - Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager (2nd time), replacing Bob Lemon
1983 - 7th Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 launches Sally Ride as 1st US woman in space
2018 - US President Trump orders US military to set up sixth branch of the military - a space force
2019 - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces the suspension of the pro-China and highly controversial extradition law, after massive protests in the city

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