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Pontiac's War (also known as Pontiac's Conspiracy or Pontiac's Rebellion) was an uprising of Native American tribes against British rule in America. A few tribes, mainly from the Great Lakes region, the Illinois Country, and Ohio Country started it in 1763. The cause of the war was that these tribes did not like British politics in the region. Warriors from other tribes joined the uprising to help get rid of the British soldiers and settlers. The war is named after the Odawa leader Pontiac, the most prominent of many native leaders in the conflict. The British were one of the winners of the French and Indian War, which lasted from 1754 to 1763. As a result, large amounts of land in the region that had been controlled by the French were now controlled by the British. French and British politics were very different.  The war began in May 1763 when Native Americans attacked many British forts and settlements. They attacked because they had been offended by the policies of Jeffrey Amherst, a British General. Eight forts were destroyed, and hundreds of colonists were killed or taken. Many people fled from the region. Hostilities came to an end after British Army expeditions in 1764 led to peace negotiations over the next two years. Native Americans were unable to drive away the British, but the uprising made the British government change the policies that started the conflict. Warfare on the North American frontier was brutal. Prisoners were often killed, and civilians were often targeted. Other atrocities were widespread. Native Americans and British settlers had very little in common. In this conflict, this fact showed as ruthlessness and treachery. Contrary to popular belief, the British government did not issue the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in reaction to Pontiac's War. Because of the conflict, the Proclamation's Indian clauses were applied more often, though. This was unpopular with British colonists, and may have been one of the things that helped start the American Revolution. Naming the conflict. The conflict is named after its most famous participant, the Odawa leader Pontiac. An early name for the war was the "Kiyasuta and Pontiac War". "Kiyas
Google Assistant is an artificial intelligence virtual assistant. It is developed by Google. It can be used on many devices, on mobile devices, like smartphones, tablets, and laptops. It can also be used in smart home devices.  It encompasses a wide variety of different tasks, such as rolling dice, reading reminders, Mad Libs, Lucky Trivia (includes a sports version), Snake, a geography quiz, and many more. It can also look up different songs. History. In 2016, Google Now was Replaced by Google Assistant, It had functions including What's Weather Today, Opening Third-Party Apps, Search Results and many others. Google assistant started using a voice of Kiki Baessell for the American female voice. In October 2019, Google announced that Issa Rae had added to Google Assistant as optional voice, which could be enabled by users by saying "Okay, Google, talk like Issa" Response. If one says, "Ok Google", "Hey Google", "Google" etc., it responses as, "Hi, how can I help?" Search. Google Assistant can help one to show google search results with voice searching or typing to search voice. Navigation. In navigation, Google Assistant can help. For example, when one says, "I'm hungry", "Restaurants nearby" etc., Assistant will show restaurants near their home. It can also help with telling the shortest distance between the location and the destination. Interesting facts. If one says, "I'm bored", Assistant can show them interesting facts, jokes, riddles etc. to make them free from . Interactive games. The Google Assistant has a variety of games to choose from. One of them is Crystal Ball on which the voice will be more softly speaking and the voice will ask the player to ask a "yes or no question". Once the player has given the question, the soothing female voice will give the player an answer. The assistant also has a game called Lucky Trivia where the voice pretends to be a gameshow host. The player has to try and answer all five questions to win the game. In the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, the voices in the Crystal Ball and Lucky Trivia are high quality and were recorded by voice actors. Another game that can be played in the US is Mad Libs which is a word association game.
The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in June 2018. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting. Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.
Michel Stolker (29 September 1933 – 28 May 2018) was a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France. He was born in Utrecht, Netherlands. Stolker died on 28 May 2018 in Etten Leur at the age of 84.
Johannes Adrianus "Jan" Janssen (; born 19 May 1940) is a Dutch former professional cyclist (1962–1972). He was world champion and winner of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. He was born in Nootdorp, South Holland. He was the first Dutch rider to win the Tour de France and the first to win the Vuelta a España. He rode the Tour de France eight times and finished all but the first time. He competed in the individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Forces Goal 2030 is an ongoing modernization program for the Bangladesh Navy. The goal includes increasing personnel, warships, and aircraft to transform the Navy into a three-dimensional force. The requirement for the program was first identified in 2009. Overview. The main objective of the Navy Goal 2030 is to develop a self-reliable naval force. Since the implementation of the modernization program, Bangladesh navy has increased its naval fleet. There is also a naval air force. During the first phase of the program, Bangladesh Navy added over twenty-five ships to its fleet, including submarines, frigates, and corvettes.  In 2017, The Navy officially announced the establishment of indigenous frigate and corvette programs. To implement the programs, the navy expanded Khulna Shipyard and Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited.
Mohamed El Shenawy (; born 18 December 1988) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays for Al Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League. In May 2018, he was chosen in Egypt’s squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Chuang Chih-Yuan (born April 2, 1981 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is a male table tennis player who competed at the 2012 Olympics in London. He is since 2012 the best Taiwanese table tennis player. He is a righthanded-player and uses the European Shakehand-grip. Chuang (family name) played for a short time in the German national league. 2013 he won the World Championships in the doubles. Sporting career. 1986-1998. Chuang began to play table tennis very early because his parents and his older brother played. At the age of eight he had his first appearances in the Mini-championships in Taiwan. As the parents saw the talent of their son, Chuang got a coach and his parents trained him, too. 1993 Chuang travelled to the table tennis capital - China. This moving was no easy decision for his mother Li Gumei. At that time the family Chuang wasn't very rich. Chuang had to train in very hot gyms and sportclubs. The work had success: In 1998 he got to the Taiwanese National team. First success and changing to Germany (1999-2002). After getting in the National team he played his first World Tour tournament. At the Austrian Open he reached the quarterfinals in the singles and doubles and made headlines. In 1999 he was nominated by coaches and players to come to Germany. The hard times for mother and son went on. It was difficult for Chuang to be a friend of German table tennis players because he doesn't speak German. He had no assistant for matches or in the training, so he had no coach. But he was very diligent and became very soon the best player in Germany. In 2002 he came back to Taiwan. More successes and becoming good playing in the adult area (2002-2018). At several World Tour events he reached the final. In the Asian Games he beat Kong Linghui. In the final he lost to Wang Liqin. At the Grand Finals at the end of the year 2002 he won his first singles title. He beat again Kong
Julian Richard Morley Sands (4 January 1958 – ) was an English actor. He was known for his roles in movies including "The Killing Fields", "A Room with a View", "Warlock", "Arachnophobia", and "Vatel". He was known for his roles in television series, including Vladimir Bierko in "24", and Jor-El in "Smallville". Sands was reported missing while hiking in Mount San Antonio (Mount Baldy) in the San Gabriel Mountains, near Los Angeles, California on January 13, 2023. On 24 June 2023, human remains were discovered in the area he had been visiting. Three days later, the remains were positively identified as belonging to Sands. Sands was friends with actresses Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and singer Kelly Clarkson.
Dinesh Joseph D'Souza (; born April 25, 1961) is an Indian-American conservative political commentator, author, and filmmaker. From 2010 to 2012, he was president of The King's College, a Christian school in New York City. Convictions. On May 20, 2014, D'Souza pleaded guilty in federal court to one charge of using a "straw donor" to make an illegal campaign contribution to a 2012 United States Senate campaign, a felony. On September 23, he was sentenced to eight months in a halfway house near his home in San Diego, five years probation, and a $30,000 fine. On May 31, 2018, D'Souza was issued a full pardon by President Donald Trump.
Irvington, sometimes known as Irvington-on-Hudson, is an rich suburban village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, north of midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by a station stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line. To the north of Irvington is the village of Tarrytown, to the south the village of Dobbs Ferry, and to the east unincorporated parts of Greenburgh, including East Irvington. Irvington includes within its boundaries the community of Ardsley-on-Hudson, which has its own ZIP code and Metro-North station, but which should not be confused with the nearby village of Ardsley, New York. The population of Irvington at the 2020 census was 6,652.
Dr. Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American geologist, retired NASA astronaut, university professor, former U.S. senator from New Mexico. He is the most recent living person to have walked on the Moon. As of 2023, he is also the last living crew member of Apollo 17. Schmitt resigned from NASA in August 1975 in order to run for election to the United States Senate as a member from New Mexico. He ran as a Republican. He won his election in 1976, and he was a senator for six years, but he lost his re-election campaign in 1982.
Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935), (Brig Gen, USAF, Ret.), is an American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, at the age of 36, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon. Duke is the last surviving crew member of Apollo 16.  A former test pilot, Duke has logged 4,147 hours flying time, which includes 3,632 hours in jet aircraft and 265 hours in space, plus 20 hours and 15 minutes of extravehicular activity.
Michael Dickins Ford (1928 – 31 May 2018) was an English movie art director and set decorator. In 1982, Ford was a co-recipient of the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work as set decorator to "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981). Before, he had a nomination for "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and followed by nominations for "Return of the Jedi" (1983) and "Empire of the Sun" (1987). He won his second Academy Award in 1998 for his work on "Titanic" (1997). Ford died on 31 May 2018 at the age of 90.
Aníbal Quijano (17 November 1928–31 May 2018) was a Peruvian sociologist and humanist thinker. He was born in Yungay, Peru. He was known for having developed the concept of "coloniality of power". His body of work has been influential in the fields of decolonial studies and critical theory. Quijano died on 31 May 2018 at the age of 90.
A royalty is a payment made to someone for the use of something, an asset, that they have created or own. For example a musician who writes a song is paid a royalty each time the song is played on the radio, or each time another musician plays the song. The owner can allow other people to use their asset by paying a license or a franchise. The amount paid is usually a percentage of the all the money made from using the asset, the gross, or from the just the profit, the net. Another way is to set a fixed price, for example a set amount for each book or recording. There are many other ways that the royalty fee can be calculated and paid. A royalty interest is the right to collect a stream of future royalty payments. A license agreement defines the terms for these payments. The agreement can also set conditions for how, where and when an asset can be used. License agreements can also be regulated. A government of a country might receive royalty payments for mining, or extracting oil, and would protect its interest in the agreement with laws.
Barbara Nawrocka-Dońska (17 October 1924 – 15 May 2018) was a Polish prose writer, feminist essayist and journalist. She was born in Warsaw. She served as a soldier of the Home Army and took part in the Warsaw Uprising as a nurse during World War II. Nawrocka-Dońska published 28 books, including 5 book editions of foreign reportages. She also wrote in the women's press, including in "Zwierciadło". Nawrocka-Dońska died on 15 May 2018 in Warsaw at the age of 93.
Tom Murphy (23 February 1935 – 15 May 2018) was an Irish playwright. He worked closely with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and with Druid Theatre, Galway. He was born in County Galway, Ireland and later lived in Dublin. Murphy's first successful play, "A Whistle in the Dark", was performed at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in London in 1961. It was very controversial. He also wrote "The Sanctuary Lamp", "Famine", "The Gigli Concert", and "Conversations on a Homecoming". He wrote one novel, "The Seduction of Morality" (1994). Murphy died on 15 May 2018, in Dublin at the age of 83. President Michael D. Higgins said: “The importance of Tom Murphy’s contribution to Irish theatre is immeasurable and outstanding. We have had no greater use of language for the stage than in the body of work produced by Tom Murphy since his earliest work in the 1960s.”
Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (; born on 1 July 1985) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays as a left-back for Zamalek SC. He also plays for the Egypt national team. Honours. Zamalek Al Ahli International. Egypt
Lauren Zoe "Laurie" Hernandez (born June 9, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast and actress. She competed as a member of the U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning gold in the team event and silver on the balance beam. In 2016, Hernandez won season 23 of "Dancing with the Stars" with partner Val Chmerkovskiy. In 2017, Hernandez was on an episode of "Stuck In The Middle" and "Sesame Street".
Nicolle Rochelle (born May 10, 1979), often credited professionally as Nicole Leach (especially early in her career), is an American actress, dancer, activist and jazz singer. She is known for her appearances on television including "The Cosby Show", "Third Watch", and "Law &amp; Order". On Monday April 9, 2018, Rochelle was arrested for protesting comedian Bill Cosby while topless outside a Norristown, Pennsylvania courthouse where a sexual assault trial against Cosby was being held.
Ibrahim Salah Abdel-Fattah (; born on April 1, 1987) is an Egyptian football footballer. Salah played 34 times for the Egyptian national team, scoring one goal, against Uganda in August 2013.
Val Müstair is a municipality of the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Tschierv, Fuldera, Lü, Valchava, Santa Maria Val Müstair and Müstair.
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (23 May 1208 – 4 August 1265) was a Franco-English nobleman. He inherited the title and estates of the earldom of Leicester in England. He led a rebellion against King Henry III of England during the Second Barons' War of 1263–64. He became the "de facto" ruler of England. During his rule, Montfort called two famous parliaments. The first, the Oxford Parliament of 1258), stripped the King of his unlimited authority. The second parliament was in 1265. Its first meeting was in the Palace of Westminster. In it, de Montfort included ordinary citizens from the towns. For this reason, de Montfort is seen as one of the builders of modern parliamentary democracy. As Earl of Leicester he expelled Jews from the city. When he became ruler of England he cancelled debts owed to Jews. The Jews' records were violently seized. In London and Worcester this policy led to led to massacres. After ruling for just over a year, Montfort was killed by forces loyal to the King in the Battle of Evesham.
Richard Church Thompson (October 8, 1957 – July 27, 2016) was an American illustrator and cartoonist. He was best known for his syndicated comic strip "Cul de Sac" and the illustrated poem "Make the Pie Higher". He was given the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year for 2010. Thompson died on July 27, 2016, from complications of Parkinson's disease, aged 58.
Mohamed Hamed Hassan Khan (  ; 26 October 1942 – 26 July 2016) was an Egyptian-British actor, director  and screenwriter. He was a well-known member of the "1980s generation" in Egyptian cinema, along with directors such as Khairy Beshara, Daoud Abdel Sayed, Atef El-Tayeb, and Yousry Nasrallah. His 1983 movie "The Street Player" was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. He was known for directing "Ayyam El Sadat", "Mr Karate" and "Before the Summer Crowds". Khan died on 26 July 2016 at the age of 73.
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (, born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician who is the 104th and current Prime Minister of Spain since 2 June 2018. He is the leader (Secretary-General) of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).  He first became Secretary-General of the PSOE from 2014 to October 2016. Because of tensions in the party, he resigned from the post and was replaced by a caretaker committee, before being restored in 2017. In the 2016 general election, he was defeated by the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy. The party of Mariano Rajoy, Partido Popular, was under investigation for many corruption scandals, including the . Because of this, a vote of no confidence was held in the Spanish Congress, which voted to remove Rajoy from the presidency on 1 June 2018, ousting him the next day. Immediately after Rajoy's ousting, Sánchez was declared the next prime minister. In the April 2019 elections the PSOE received the most votes, but could not find enough allies to form government, so the elections were repeated on November 2019. Following these elections the PSOE formed a coalition government with Unidas Podemos. In November 2022, he became President of the Socialist International. In May 2023, Sánchez called for a snap election, which saw the PSOE hold all of its seats. Despite finishing second behind the People's Party, Sánchez was able to again form a coalition government, and was appointed to a third term as prime minister on 17 November 2023. In 24 April 2024 he took 5 days to think about dismissing of his responsibilities, but nothing happened but the menace to the mass media. He has been accused by the foreign press to act as “drama King”.
John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich, (15 September 1929 – 1 June 2018), known as John Julius Norwich, was an English popular historian, travel writer and television personality. He was a member of the House of Lords from January 1952 to November 1999.  In 1964, Norwich left the diplomatic service to become a writer. His books included histories of Sicily under the Normans (1967, 1970), Venice (1977, 1981), Byzantium (1988, 1992, 1995), the Mediterranean (2006), and the Papacy (2011). Norwich worked extensively in radio and television. He was host of the BBC radio panel game "My Word!" for four years (1978–82) and also a regional contestant on "Round Britain Quiz".  In 1993, Norwich was named as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. in 1992 by the Queen after curating a Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition entitled "Sovereign", which marked the 40th anniversary of the Queen's accession. Norwich died on 1 June 2018 at the age of 88.
Jean-Claude Boulard (28 March 1943 – 1 June 2018) was a French politician. He was Mayor of Le Mans from 2001 until his death, Senator from 2014 to 2017, and Deputy from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2002. He was born in Nantes, France. Boulard died in Le Mans on 1 June 2018 of a long-illness, aged 75.
Giuseppe Conte (; born 8 August 1964) is an Italian jurist and politician. He was the 58th Prime Minister of Italy from 1 June 2018 until 13 February 2021.  On 20 August 2019, he officially announced his plans to resign from the position. However, eight days later, the parliament reappointed him as prime minister after forming a new coalition. On January 25, 2021, it was reported that Conte would officially resign the next day after losing his party's majority and coalition support in the Italian Senate. He was replaced by Mario Draghi on 13 February 2021.
Enzo Moavero Milanesi (born 17 August 1954 in Rome) is an Italian independent politician, law professor and EU official. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1 June 2018 under the Conte Cabinet. Milanesi served as Minister of European Affairs in the Monti Cabinet and the Letta Cabinet from 16 November 2011 to 22 February 2014. He has formerly served as Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission.
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater was the stage name of Edward Harrington (January 10, 1935 – June 1, 2018), an American blues singer and musician. His main genre work was in Chicago blues. "Blues Revue" said he plays “joyous rave-ups…he testifies with stunning soul fervor and powerful guitar. He was known for playing guitar with Muddy Waters.  The release of his 1980 album, "The Chief", on the Rooster Blues label, made him known on the Chicago blues scene. Two encores for Rooster Blues, "Help Yourself" (1992) and "Mean Case of the Blues" (1996), made Clearwater famous.  His album "Cool Blues Walk" was released in 1998, followed by "Chicago Daily Blues" in 1989 and "Reservation Blues" in mid-2000. In 2004, he was nominated for a Grammy Award with Los Straitjackets for their collaborative album "Rock 'n' Roll City". Clearwater died at his home in Skokie, Illinois on June 1, 2018 of heart failure at the age of 83.
Chuck Williams (January 13, 1966 – June 1, 2018) was an American professional wrestler. He was better known by his ring name, Rockin' Rebel.  Williams was best known for his appearances on the U.S. independent circuit with promotions such as Eastern Championship Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Atomic Championship Wrestling, Classic Championship Wrestling, 1CW (Delaware) and Valour Pro Wrestling.  Williams owned the trademark to his ring name. On June 1, 2018, police found a dead man and woman in a home in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania. They said it appeared to be a murder-suicide. Williams was 52 years old. On June 3, West Goshen Township Police Department said it appeared he had shot his wife to death before shooting himself.