On This Day - May 18th 1631 – John Winthrop becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
On This Day - May 18th 1652 – Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal.
On This Day - May 18th 1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French.
On This Day - May 18th 1860 – Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party Presidential nomination.
On This Day - May 18th 1897 – Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker is published.
On This Day - May 18th 1969 – Apollo 10 is launched from the Kennedy Space Center,
Florida.
On This Day - May 18th 1980 – Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States.
On This Day - May 18th 1998 – The United States Department of Justice files an antitrust case against Microsoft.
Today's Birthdays
Born On This Day - May 18th 1048 – Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)
Born On This Day - May 18th 1868 – Nicholas II of Russia, Tsar of Russia (d. 1918)
Born On This Day - May 18th 1883 – Walter Gropius, German architect (d. 1969)
Born On This Day - May 18th 1897 – Frank Capra, American film producer, director, and writer (d. 1991)
Born On This Day - May 18th 1909 – Fred Perry, English tennis player (d. 1995)
Born On This Day - May 18th 1912 – Perry Como, American singer (d. 2001)
Born On This Day - May 18th 1919 – Dame Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer (d. 1991)
Born On This Day - May 18th 1920 – Pope John Paul II (d. 2005)
Born On This Day - May 18th 1942 – Today is the birthday of Nobby Stiles, English footballer.
Born On This Day - May 18th 1949 – Today is the birthday of Rick Wakeman, English composer and musician.
Born On This Day - May 18th 1952 – Today is the birthday of George Strait, American musician.
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