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This day in history: June 18

1. 1967

   American musician Jimi Hendrix burned his guitar on stage at the end of a performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in California.

2. 1972

   British European Airways Flight 548 crashed near Staines-upon-Thames less than three minutes after departing from Heathrow Airport in London, killing all 118 people aboard in the worst air accident in the UK.

3. 1981

   The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology, made its maiden flight.

4. 1983

   Iranian teenager Mona Mahmudnizhad and nine other women were hanged in Shiraz because of their membership in the Baháʼí Faith.

5. 1983

   Aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman and third one overall in space.

6. 1994

   The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six people.

7. 2012

   Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

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