Today, June 18, marks the 170th day of the year, with 196 days remaining. The moon is currently waxing, and the morning stars include Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn.
Individuals born on this day fall under the sign of Gemini. Notable figures born on June 18 include Cyrus Curtis, the founder of Ladies’ Home Journal, Edward W. Scripps, a journalist and publisher, and mountain climber George Mallory. Other notable figures include musician Jeanette MacDonald, actor Richard Boone, financial journalist Sylvia Porter, and many more.
On this day in history, significant events have taken place. In 1812, the United States declared war on Britain, initiating the War of 1812. In 1815, the Duke of Wellington and Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard von Blucher defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in Belgium. Fast forward to 1975, Saudi Arabian Prince Museid was publicly beheaded in Riyadh for the assassination of King Faisal. In 1979, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed a strategic arms control treaty (SALT II) in Vienna.
A more recent event on this day occurred in 2023 when the U.S. Coast Guard reported that the Titan, a submersible with five individuals on board, went missing off the coast of Newfoundland during an expedition to visit the site of the sunken Titanic. Tragically, the submersible imploded, resulting in the deaths of pilot and OceanGate founder Stockton Rush, crew member Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and tourists Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, and Suleman Dawood.
As the day progresses, let us remember the words of American baseball player Lou Brock, “Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time.” Let us embrace courage and resilience in the face of challenges as we navigate through this day and beyond.