Event:
Internet retailer Amazon, Inc. releases its own 'Fire' smart phone; the phone will allow users to connect directly to Amazon.com to shop for items they scan or identify in video and audio clips on the device
More Notable Events on June 18:
1986 52 die in plane and helicopter collision over Grand Canyon
1979 President Carter and Leonid I Brezhnev sign SALT 2 treaty
1948 American Library Association adopts Library Bill of Rights
1934 U.S. Highway planning surveys nationwide authorized
1873 Susan B. Anthony fined $100 for attempting to vote for President