Page 7: Historical Events In May - 18
Saturday, 26 April 2025
1954 European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect on this day in history.
1955 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya NM (state record) on this day in history.
1955 On May - 18 atkinson & Depeiaza take West Indies from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs Australia
1955 On this day in history queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam
1955 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record) on May - 18.
1955 On this day in history mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79
1956 Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy on May - 18.
1956 Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam on May - 18.
1956 Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy on May - 18.
1956 Maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies on this day in history.
1960 On May - 18 eileen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turns (for > 30 years)
1961 On this day in history henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies
1963 On May - 18 "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1
1964 On May - 18 david Frost interviews Paul McCartney on the BBC
1964 On this day in history forty 40 hidden microphones are discovered in the U S embassy in Moscow
1964 Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years on this day in history.
1965 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for the Star Trek Captain on May - 18.
1965 On May - 18 eduard J Dijksterhuis, mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72
1966 On May - 18 paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78
1967 Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London on May - 18.
1967 On May - 18 tennessee Governor Ellington repeals "Monkey Law", upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial
1967 On May - 18 andy Clyde, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75
1969 On this day in history "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 122 performances
1969 Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit on this day in history.
1971 Bulgarian constitution goes into effect on May - 18.
1971 On May - 18 president Nixon rejects the 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus
1971 On May - 18 stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3
1971 On this day in history vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found
1971 Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 on May - 18.
1972 "Me & The Chimp" last airs on CBS-TV on May - 18.
1972 On May - 18 john Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded
1972 Eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53 on May - 18.
1973 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany on this day in history.
1973 On May - 18 jeannette Rankin, 1st Congresswoman (1917-19, 41-43), dies at 92
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