Talk:June 18
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- 1812 - The U.S. declared war against the U.K., officially beginning the War of 1812.
- 1815 - Napoléon Bonaparte fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo.
- 1858 - Charles Darwin received a manuscript by Alfred Russel Wallace (pictured) on evolution, which prompted him to publish his theory.
- 1873 - Woman suffrage activist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 U.S. presidential election.
- 1979 - The SALT II treaty was signed by the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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The SALT II treaty was signed by the president (Jimmy Carter) and by Breshnev, but it was never officially ratified by the Senate. Thus, saying the "United States" signed the treaty is inaccurate.
