Today in History
What happened on the 18th of May in history?
Change Date:
- 1756
England declares war on France
- 1804
Napoleon became Emperor of France
- 1897
NY Giant William Joyce sets record of 4 triples in 1 game
- 1899
World Good-Will Day - 26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference
- 1910
Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic
- 1917
US passes Selective Service act
- 1933
TVA Act signed by FDR
- 1951
UN moves HQ to NYC
- 1953
1st woman pilot faster than speed of sound (Jacqueline Cochran)
- 1969
Apollo 10 launched toward lunar orbit
- 1974
India becomes 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb
- 1980
Mt St Helens blows its top in Washington State