Benjamin Britten's one-act opera Noye's Fludde premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival. Date: June 18, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vietnam War: The United States Air Force uses B-52 bombers to attack guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam. Date: June 18, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)

Staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen people are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes minutes after takeoff from London's Heathrow Airport. Date: June 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)

SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. Date: June 18, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight. Date: June 18, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)

Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England. Date: June 18, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)

Mona Mahmudnizhad, together with nine other women of the Baháʼí Faith, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran over her religious beliefs. Date: June 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. Date: June 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)

A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of striking miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984–85 UK miners' strike. Date: June 18, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Troubles: Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attack a crowded pub with assault rifles in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilians are killed and five wounded. It was crowded with people watching the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Date: June 18, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅…