Important things that happened today - June 18

618 – Li Yuan becane Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang Dynasty rule over China.

1053 – Battle of Civitate: 3,000 horsemen of Norman Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX.

1900 – Empress Dowager Longyu of China ordered all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.

1953 – The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ended with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.

1953 – A United States Air Force C-124 crashed and burns near Tokyo, Japan killing 129.

1972 – 118 people were killed when a plane crashed two minutes after take off from London Heathrow Airport.

1979 – SALT II was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.

Source: Ascology
618 – Li Yuan becane Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang Dynasty rule over China.

1053 – Battle of Civitate: 3,000 horsemen of Norman Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX.

1900 – Empress Dowager Longyu of China ordered all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.

1953 – The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ended with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.

1953 – A United States Air Force C-124 crashed and burns near Tokyo, Japan killing 129.

1972 – 118 people were killed when a plane crashed two minutes after take off from London Heathrow Airport.

1979 – SALT II was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
- See more at: http://www.ascology.com/news/green-360-extra/facts-figures/3939-this-day-in-history-18-june.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#sthash.W2ihoPwK.dpuf
618 – Li Yuan becane Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang Dynasty rule over China.

1053 – Battle of Civitate: 3,000 horsemen of Norman Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX.

1900 – Empress Dowager Longyu of China ordered all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.

1953 – The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ended with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.

1953 – A United States Air Force C-124 crashed and burns near Tokyo, Japan killing 129.

1972 – 118 people were killed when a plane crashed two minutes after take off from London Heathrow Airport.

1979 – SALT II was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
- See more at: http://www.ascology.com/news/green-360-extra/facts-figures/3939-this-day-in-history-18-june.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#sthash.W2ihoPwK.dpuf

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