This Day In History
May 18
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe United Empire Loyalists reach Canada Lincoln nominated for presidency Newspaper report criticizes Mrs. Lincoln The siege of Vicksburg commences Chief Satanta massacres teamsters Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson U.S. Congress passes Selective Service Act Pope John Paul II born Popular evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears Hitler gives the order for Operation Alaric Polish Corps takes Monte Cassino Lotus makes Formula One debut Laird charges Communists attack Xuan Loc India joins the nuclear club Ian Curtis of Joy Division commits suicide Mount St. Helens erupts Mount St. Helens erupts One million protesters take to the streets in Beijing Shrek released Randy Johnson throws perfect game at 40 Facebook raises $16 billion in largest tech IPO in U.S. history
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe United Empire Loyalists reach Canada Lincoln nominated for presidency Newspaper report criticizes Mrs. Lincoln The siege of Vicksburg commences Chief Satanta massacres teamsters Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson U.S. Congress passes Selective Service Act Pope John Paul II born Popular evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears Hitler gives the order for Operation Alaric Polish Corps takes Monte Cassino Lotus makes Formula One debut Laird charges Communists attack Xuan Loc India joins the nuclear club Ian Curtis of Joy Division commits suicide Mount St. Helens erupts Mount St. Helens erupts One million protesters take to the streets in Beijing Shrek released Randy Johnson throws perfect game at 40 Facebook raises $16 billion in largest tech IPO in U.S. history
