June 18 in History

The Battle of Waterloo, fought in 1815 in what is now Belgium, ended the career of Napoleon Bonaparte and closed more than two decades of almost continuous warfare in Europe. A coalition army under the Duke of Wellington, together with Prussian forces led by Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, defeated the French emperor on 18 June, ending his brief return to power known as the Hundred Days.

In June 2000, Tiger Woods won the US Open at Pebble Beach in California by fifteen strokes, the largest winning margin in any men's major championship. He finished at twelve under par, the only player in the field to finish under par. The performance is widely regarded as the most dominant in the history of professional golf, and it marked the start of what became known as the "Tiger Slam."