| General Information for June 18th 2017 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 169 of 2017 |
| 196 days left in 2017 |
| Week 24 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1971 - The Washington Post begins publishing a series of articles based on top secret Pentagon papers, following similar publication a week previously by the New York Times. |
| 1942 - James Paul McCartney, future member of the legendary group The Beatles, is born in Walton Hospital, Liverpool. |
| 1538 - Marie de Guise marries James V of Scotland. |
| 1178 - Five men in Canterbury see an apparition, thought to be The Giordano Bruno Crater. |