June 18th

June 18 is the 170th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 186 days remaining until the end of time.

1928 Amelia Earhart becomes 1st female to fly across Atlantic Ocean. Why does my gaydar ping every time I see a picture of her?!?!?

1936 1st bicycle traffic court in America established, Racine, Wisconsin, and guess who goes to jail?!?

1980 Mrs. Shakuntala Devi, the "human computer", mentally multiplies 2 13-digit numbers in 28 sec. In the interest of speed, may I recommend a Monroe 240RZ calculator?

1981 AIDS epidemic is formally recognized by AMA

1983 "Pump Boys and Dinettes" closes at Princess Theater New York City after 573 performances. Love the Pump Boys, the Dinettes not so much

1989 John Wayne Bobitt marries Lorena L Gallo. And how does that work out, kids?

1993 Killer honey bees attack a small dog in Tucson home making Arizona the second state to be invaded. Of course, blame the illegal aliens. . .

1994 Gay Games open in New York City

1996 Ted Kaczynski, suspected of being the Unabomber, is indicted on ten criminal counts although he doesn’t resemble the hot guy in the sketch.

2006 Space satellite, KazSat, is launched for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

1912 Glenn Morris, US Olympic athlete turned Tarzan 

1942 Sir James Paul McCartney, lovely English gentleman who dabbles in music--mainly silly love songs 

1956 Brian Benben, US actor 

1959 Tom Reilly, maybe gay US actor 

1960 Jude Cole, maybe gay US musician/composer 

1971 Michael Sutton, maybe gay US actor 

1973 Dawson, gay US pornographic actor

1974 Vincenzo Montella, Italian soccer player 

1976 Adam Grimes, US actor 

1980 Kevin Bishop, English actor/comedian 

1981 Egbert Jan Weeber, Dutch actor 

1983 Billy Slater, Australian football player 

1984 Richard Gasquet, French tennis player 

1928 Roald E Amundsen, maybe gay Norse explorer, may have found the pole, but gets the shaft anyway

1975 Faisal Ibn Mussed Abdul Aziz, Saudi prince, is forced to give head in Riyadh shopping center parking lot for killing his uncle the king

1982 John Cheever, bisexual Pulitzer prize winning US author, gets home before dark

1992 Peter Allen, gay Australian entertainer (Legs Diamond)/married to Liza (who didn’t know–again), succumbs to AIDS at 48