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Associated Press<\/p>\n

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Winston Churchill is pictured in London in this March 28, 1940 photo. On June 17, 1940, as German forces marched acoross continental Europe and the United States was still holding back from the growing conflict, the new British prime minister, summoned his nation to battle Adolf Hitler. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On June 18, 1940, with the World War II Battle of Britain looming, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged his countrymen to conduct themselves so that future generations would say, “this was their finest hour.”<\/p>\n

1812 The United States declared war against Britain.
\n1815 British and Prussian troops defeated the French under Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo in Belgium.
\n1873 Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
\n1928 Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a flight from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.
\n1948 The United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted the International Declaration of Human Rights.
\n1948 Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1\/3 rpm phonograph record.
\n1979 President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev signed the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty in Vienna.
\n1983 Astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
\n2002 A Palestinian detonated a nail-studded bomb in a Jerusalem bus, killing 19 passengers and himself.
\n2004 European Union leaders agreed on the first constitution for the bloc’s 25 members.
\n2006 Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected the first female presiding bishop for the Episcopal Church, the U.S. arm of the global Anglican Communion.
\n2011 Saxophone player Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band died at age 69.<\/p>\n

Today’s Birthdays:
\nRock musician Paul McCartney turns 73 years old today.
\nJay Rockefeller, Former U.S. senator, D-W.Va, 78
\nLou Brock, Baseball Hall of Famer, 76
\nMike Johanns, Former U.S. senator, R-Neb, 65
\nCarol Kane, Actress, 63
\nIsabella Rossellini, Actress, 63
\nAlison Moyet, Rock singer, 54
\nBruce Smith, Football Hall of Famer, 52
\nAlana de la Garza, Actress (“Law and Order”), 39
\nAntonio Gates, Football player, 35<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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