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May 18, 1997 "King David," opens at New Amsterdam Theater New York City May 18, 1997 43rd McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Chris Johnson May 18, 1997 Cadillac NFL Senior Golf Classic May 18, 1997 Tiger Woods wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic May 18, 1996 122nd Preakness: Pat Day aboard Louis Quatorze wins in 1:53.2 May 18, 1996 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Lisa Wagner May 18, 1995 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Sandra Postma May 18, 1994 AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona May 18, 1994 Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip May 18, 1994 Tropical Butterfly Garden at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens May 18, 1993 Danish people vote in favor of ratifying the Maastricht Treaty May 18, 1993 Italian police arrest Mafia boss Benedetto "Nitto" Santapaola May 18, 1992 Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs May 18, 1991 117th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 1:54 May 18, 1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island May 18, 1991 U.S.S.R. launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station May 18, 1990 2 Germanys sign a monetary union treaty May 18, 1990 Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak May 18, 1990 Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant May 18, 1990 Return To Green Acres TV movie airs May 18, 1989 Lisa Strawberry files for divorce from Darryl May 18, 1988 Bayer Leverkusen wins 17th UEFA Cup at Leverkusen May 18, 1988 In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16 May 18, 1986 "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 367 performances May 18, 1986 Becky Pearson wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic May 18, 1986 Chung Kwung Ying did 2,750 atomic hand-stand push-ups May 18, 1986 David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool May 18, 1986 South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia May 18, 1986 Chung Kwung Ying did 2,750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups May 18, 1985 "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3 May 18, 1985 111th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tank's Prospect wins in 1:53.4 May 18, 1985 1st remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa) May 18, 1983 Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program May 18, 1982 Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive HRs May 18, 1982 Unification Church founder Rev Sun Myung Moon convicted of tax evasion May 18, 1980 Belgium 3rd government of Martens forms May 18, 1980 China PR launch 1st intercontinental rocket May 18, 1980 Donna White wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic May 18, 1980 Fernando Belaunde Terry elected president of Peru May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die May 18, 1978 Italy legalizes abortion May 18, 1978 Russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work May 18, 1977 A nightclub fire in Cincinnati killed 164 May 18, 1977 Juventus wins 6th UEFA Cup at Bilbao May 18, 1977 Menachem Begin becomes Israel's Prime Minister May 18, 1977 Nightclub in Cincinnati fire kills 164 May 18, 1974 "Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1 May 18, 1974 100th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6 May 18, 1973 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany May 18, 1973 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Dotty Fothergill May 18, 1972 "Me and The Chimp," last airs on CBS-TV May 18, 1972 John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded May 18, 1971 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 May 18, 1971 Bulgarian constitution goes into effect May 18, 1971 President Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus May 18, 1971 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 May 18, 1969 "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 122 performances May 18, 1969 Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit May 18, 1969 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA St. Louis Women's Golf Invitational May 18, 1968 94th Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins in 1:56.8 May 18, 1968 AL Kaline hits his 307th HR, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Tiger May 18, 1968 Frank Howard ties AL record with HR in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games May 18, 1967 Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London May 18, 1967 Tennessee Gov Ellington repeals "Monkey Law," upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial May 18, 1965 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Capt May 18, 1965 WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting May 18, 1964 David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on BBC May 18, 1964 Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years May 18, 1963 "Beast in Me" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 4 performances May 18, 1963 "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1 May 18, 1963 89th Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Candy Spots wins in 1:56.2 May 18, 1961 "Donnybrook!" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 68 performances May 18, 1960 Eillen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turn (for > 30 yrs) May 18, 1960 Jean Genets "Le Balcon," premieres in Paris May 18, 1959 "Castin' My Spell" by Johnny Otis Show hits #52 May 18, 1959 "Judy" by David Seville hits #86 May 18, 1959 "Russian Band Stand" by Spencer and Spencer hits #91 May 18, 1958 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open May 18, 1957 83rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold Ruler wins in 1:56.2 May 18, 1956 Hungarian party leader Matyas Rakosi enforces his own policy May 18, 1956 Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for record 3rd time May 18, 1956 Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam May 18, 1955 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record) May 18, 1955 Atkinson and Depeiaza take WI from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs. Aust May 18, 1955 Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam May 18, 1954 European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect May 18, 1953 Jacqueline Cochran is 1st woman to break the sound barrier May 18, 1952 Professor WF Libby said Stonehedge dates back to 1848 BC May 18, 1951 U.N. moves headquarters to New York City May 18, 1951 U.S. General Collins predicts use of atom bomb in Korea May 18, 1950 "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 12 performances May 18, 1950 Tommy Glaviano makes 3 consecutive errors on grounders May 18, 1949 Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc of America incorporates May 18, 1948 "Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 62 performances May 18, 1948 Arab Legion captures fort on Mt. Scopus May 18, 1948 Saudi Arabia joins invasion of Israel May 18, 1947 A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error May 18, 1945 Tigers and A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain May 18, 1944 Polish 2nd Army corps captures convent of Monte Cassino, Italy May 18, 1944 Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins, they are accused of collaborating with the Germans May 18, 1943 Allied bombers attack Pantelleria in the Mediterranean Sea May 18, 1942 New York City ends night baseball games for rest of WW II May 18, 1941 Italian army under general Aosta surrenders to Britain in Ethiopia May 18, 1941 Jewish veterans honor their dead May 18, 1940 German troops conquer Brussels May 18, 1935 Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 mins on debut for Somerset May 18, 1934 Academy Award 1st called Oscar in print (Sidney Skolsky) May 18, 1934 Congress approves "Lindbergh Act," makes kidnapping a capital offense May 18, 1934 Jimmie Foxx hits 1st HR in Comiskey Park center field bleachers May 18, 1934 TWA began commercial service May 18, 1933 Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams May 18, 1933 1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair May 18, 1929 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8 May 18, 1929 Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 and lost 8-6 in 2nd game (record 50 runs) May 18, 1927 "Slide Lake" in Gros Ventre Wyoming collapses May 18, 1927 Grauman's Chinese Theater opens in Hollywood California May 18, 1927 Ritz Hotel opens in Boston May 18, 1926 Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice California She showed up a month later and said she had been kidnapped May 18, 1922 Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs) May 18, 1920 46th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 1:51.6 May 18, 1918 Netherlands Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia May 18, 1918 TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale, Pennsylvania kills 200 May 18, 1917 Satie/Massine/Picasso's ballet "Parade," premieres in Paris May 18, 1917 U.S. passes Selective Service act May 18, 1916 U.S. pilot Kiffin Rockwell shoots down German aircraft May 18, 1912 A's beat Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension May 18, 1912 Maurits Binger establishes 2 Dutch movie companies May 18, 1911 Pres/dictator Jose Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends May 18, 1910 Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic May 18, 1904 American Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco May 18, 1900 Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga May 18, 1899 World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference May 18, 1897 Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin) May 18, 1897 New York Giant William Joyce sets record of 4 triples in 1 game May 18, 1897 Paul Dukas "L'Apprenti Sorcier Pruimtabak on the Market," premieres May 18, 1896 U.S. Supreme Court affirms race separation (Plessy vs. Ferguson) May 18, 1889 Jules Massenets opera "Esclarmonde," premieres in Paris May 18, 1887 Emmanuel Chabriers opera "Le Roi Malgre Luis," premieres in Paris May 18, 1880 6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37 May 18, 1866 French Government of De Putte resigns May 18, 1864 Battle of Yellow Bayou, Louisiana (Bayou de Glaize, Old Oaks) May 18, 1863 Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi May 18, 1861 Battle of Sewall's Point VA-1st Federal offense against South May 18, 1861 Friedrich Hebbels "Kriemhildes Rache," premieres in Weimar May 18, 1860 Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for president May 18, 1852 Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school May 18, 1851 Amsterdam-Nieuwediep telegraph connection linked May 18, 1846 U.S. troops attack Rio Grande occupying Matamoros May 18, 1843 United Free Church of Scotland forms May 18, 1830 Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever May 18, 1828 Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay and Brazil May 18, 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France May 18, 1803 Britain declares war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continues interfering in Italy and Switzerland May 18, 1794 2nd battle of Bouvines (France-Austria) May 18, 1756 England declares war on France May 18, 1703 Dutch and English troops occupy Cologne May 18, 1652 Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal May 18, 1642 Montreal Canada founded May 18, 1631 English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right May 18, 1631 John Winthrop is elected 1st governor of Massachusetts May 18, 1619 Hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison May 18, 1596 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya May 18, 1385 Peace of Doornik: Gent and Louis van Thoughts May 18, 1302 Trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten) May 18, 1291 Sultan of Egypt and his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre May 18, 1096 Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm |