Also This Day on June 18

Astrological sign: Gemini - considered a "masculine" sign of the Zodiac
1812 - US declares war on Great Britian. Someone forgets to tag a catchy name to this and it becomes known simply as the War of 1812.
1873 - Suffragist Susan B. Anthony defiantly stands in line to vote in the presidential election. She is apprehended by police and fined $100. Men show their superiority by re-electing Ulysses S. Grant to a second term.
1942 - Sir Paul McCartney born in Liverpool, England. Not just a Beatle - he actually goes on to enter the Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful composer and musician in the history of the world, having sold over 100 million singles.
1942 - Roger Ebert is born outside Chicago, watches Fonzie on 'Happy Days' and decides to steal the thumbs-up move to rank movies.
1983 - Sally K. Ride blasts off aboard the space shuttle Challenger, becoming the first American woman in space.
1974 - Singer Alanis Morissette is born in Canada