June 18: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1429The French army, which included Joan of Arc, defeated the English at the Battle of Patay.
2. 1858Charles Darwin received a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace closely resembling his own ideas on evolution.
3. 1908Migration from Japan to Brazil began; Brazil now has a large community of Japanese descent.
4. 1928Amelia Earhart became the first woman to cross the Atlantic by plane, although she traveled as a passenger.
5. 1948Columbia Records introduced the long-playing (LP) record, rotating at 33⅓ revolutions per minute.

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