Today in History
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2009 The Sri Lankan Civil War ends
The 25-year conflict between the government and the separatist Tamil Tigers had claimed up to 100,00
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1980 Mount St. Helens erupts
The eruption killed 57 people. A large part of the previously cone-shaped volcano was replaced by a
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1927 45 people die in the United States' worst school massacre
In the Bath school disaster, a disgruntled school board member set off several bombs at the Bath Con
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1848 The first German National Assembly gathers in Frankfurt
The assembly constituted the first freely elected parliament of Germany. It produced a constitution
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1804 Napoleon Bonaparte is appointed Emperor of the French
Even today, the French leader, a native of Corsica, is widely known for his successful military camp
Births On This Day,
May, 18
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1920 Pope John Paul II
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1912 Perry Como
American singer, actor
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1897 Frank Capra
Italian/American director, producer, screenwriter
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1895 Augusto César Sandino
Nicaraguan rebel leader
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1868 Nicholas II of Russia
Deaths On This Day,
May, 18
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2004 Elvin Jones
American drummer
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1955 Mary McLeod Bethune
American educator, activist
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1911 Gustav Mahler
Austrian composer
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1909 Isaac Albéniz
Spanish pianist, composer
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1799 Pierre Beaumarchais
French playwright
