On this day: Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space in 1983

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on June 18: 1928 – The Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was lost in flight over the Arctic Ocean. 1953 – Egypt was proclaimed a republic with General Neguib as its first president. 1983 – Sally Ride became the first…

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