What Happened On May 18

What Happened On May 18 Events

1676 May 18 Captain William Turner of the Massachusetts Militia Ambush Native Americans at Peskeopscut
In April 1676 the Narragansett were defeated and their chief, Canonchet, was killed. On May 18, 1676, Captain William Turner of the Massachusetts Militia and a group of about 150 militia ...
1776 May 18
to 1776 May 27
 Battle Of The Cedars
The Battle of the Cedars (French: Les Cèdres) was a series of military confrontations, involving limited combat, between May 19 and 27, 1776, early in the American Revolutionary War. They...
1846 May 18 Occupation Of Matamoros
U.S. troops occupy Matamoros, Tamaulipas, with no resistance. More than 300 sick and wounded Mexicans captured in the hospitals. Also abandoned were 5 spiked guns.
1861 May 18
to 1861 May 19
 Battle of Sewell's Point - Union Gunboats Duel with Confederate Batteries
Sewell's Point is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States, located at the mouth of the salt-water port of Hampton Roads. Sewell's Point is bo...
1862 May 18 "Blind Tom" Wiggins performs at Camp Magnum, a Confederate Army camp
A letter written in 1862 by a soldier in North Carolina described some of Tom's eccentric capabilities: "One of his most remarkable feats was the performance of three pieces of music at o...
1863 May 18
to 1863 Jul 4
 Confederate Forces Surrender at the Siege of Vicksburg
Description: In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On Ju...
1864 May 18 Battle of Yellow Bayou
Other Names: Norwood’s Plantation Location: Avoyelles Parish Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864) Date(s): May 18, 1864 Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Mower [US]; M...
1883 May 18 Walter Gropius Born
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius (May 18, 1883 – July 5, 1969) was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely reg...
1896 May 18 Khodynka Tragedy
Nicholas II was crowned Tsar of Russia on May 14 , 1896. Four days later, a banquet was going to be held for the people at Khodynka Field. In the area of one town square, theaters, 150 bu...
1896 May 18 Plessy v. Ferguson Final Ruling
On May 18, 1896, the Supreme Court ruled separate-but-equal facilities constitutional on intrastate railroads. For some fifty years, the Plessy v. Ferguson decision upheld the principle o...
1920 May 18 Pope John Paul II is Born
The Venerable Pope John Paul II (Polish: Jan Paweł II, Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II), born Karol Józef Wojtyła (pronounced [ˈkaɾɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔi̯ˈtɨwa] ( listen)...
1929 May 18
to 1930 Mar 17
 Al Capone jailed for first time in Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary for carrying concealed deadly weapons
On May 17, 1929, Al Capone and his bodyguard were arrested in Philadelphia for carrying concealed deadly weapons. Within 16 hours they had been sentenced to terms of one year each. Capone...
1940 May 18 Dutch Province of Zeeland Surrenders to Germany
By late afternoon on May 17th, it was clear that the Germans had conquered the whole of Zeeland apart from Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. The battle around the Sloedam was still raging, but Dutch uni...
1944 May 18 Polish Reconnaissance Mission Discovers Monte Cassino Abbey to have been Abandoned by Axis Forces, Officially Marking the End of the Battle
On May 15 British 78 Division came into the XIII Corps line from reserve passing through the bridgehead divisions to execute the turning move to isolate Cassino from the Liri valley. On M...
1946 May 18 Swedish Ice Hockey Player Gösta Carlsson Witnesses a UFO Landing
UFO memorial stands at the spot where in 1946 he reportedly saw a local man Gösta Carlsson. As evidence of its local officials pointed stone, which is allegedly harder than diamond, odd-l...
1955 May 18 Mary McLeod Bethune Dies
Educator and political leader Mary McLeod Bethune died at the age of eighty on May 18, 1955, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Born in Mayesville, South Carolina, in 1875, Bethune was one of the...
1959 May 18 FDA Approves Pharmacia and UpJohn's Solu-Medrol Solution
Treating certain conditions associated with decreased adrenal gland function. It is also used to treat severe inflammation caused by certain conditions, including severe asthma, severe al...
1971 May 18 Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup
The 1971 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. The Black Hawks made their first appearance in the Final series sin...
1974 May 18
8:05AM
 India tests its first atomic bomb to become the world's sixth nuclear power, code named Smiling Buddha
While touring the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) on 7 September 1972 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi gave verbal authorization to the scientists there to manufacture the nuclear device...
1978 May 18 "The Buddy Holly Story" Is Released
The Buddy Holly Story is a 1978 biographical film which tells the life story of rock musician Buddy Holly. It stars Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, William Jor...
1979 May 18 David Bowie releases Lodger
Lodger is an album by British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1979. The last of the 'Berlin Trilogy' recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno (though in fact produced in Switze...
1980 May 18 Eruption of Mount St. Helens
May 18, 1980. On that fateful day, Mount St. Helens Volcano in Washington exploded violently after 2 months of intense earthquake activity and intermittent, relatively weak eruptions, cau...
1984 May 18 FDA Approves Wyeth's Advil
Advil (ibuprofen) is in a group of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Ibuprofen works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body. Advil ...
1987 May 18 Magic Johnson Named League MVP
Johnson again averaged a double-double in the 1985–86 NBA season, with 18.8 points, 12.6 assists, and 5.9 rebounds per game. The Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals, but were...
1988 May 18 Blind Guardian releases Battalions of Fear
Battalions of Fear is the debut album by German metal band Blind Guardian. It was released in 1988 and is a straightforward metal album. The album is a raw and unpolished speed metal effo...
1995 May 18 "The Understudy" - Season 6 Episode 24 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Understudy" is the 110th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It featured a plot This was the 24th and final episode for the 6th season. It aired on May 18, 1995. Plot Summary: ...
1996 May 18 "Breaking The Waves" Is Released
Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it tells the story of an unusual young woman, Bes...
1996 May 18 MST3K Ep. 706 - "Laserblast"
A teenager discovers a laser weapon left behind by turtle-like aliens. He uses it for petty revenge, but the weapon slowly changes his personality. The movie features Roddy McDowall as a ...
1998 May 18 Coldplay releases the Safety EP
Safety was the first public release by English band Coldplay. It was recorded over a weekend during May 1998, and was intended as a demo for record companies. It was financed by the band ...
1998 May 18 FDA Approves Schering's Integrilin
Integrilin keeps the platelets in your blood from coagulating (clotting) to prevent unwanted blood clots that can occur with certain heart or blood vessel conditions. Integrilin is use...
1998 May 18 United States v. Microsoft Trial
United States v. Microsoft was a set of consolidated civil actions filed against Microsoft Corporation pursuant to the Sherman Antitrust Act on May 18, 1998 by the United States Departmen...
1999 May 18 Andre Nickatina Releases "Tears of a Clown"
Tears of a Clown is the fifth album by rapper Andre Nickatina. It was released on May 18, 1999, for Fillmoe Coleman Records and was produced by Andre Nickatina, Dion Peete, J Mack, Nick P...
1999 May 18 W.A.S.P. release Helldorado
Helldorado is the 1999 album by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P.. The album did not receive great reviews and many of W.A.S.P.'s fans didn't like vocalist Blackie Lawless's new 'scr...
2000 May 18 Boo.com Goes Bust
Boo.com was a British Internet company founded by Swedes Ernst Malmsten, Kajsa Leander and Patrik Hedelin that famously went bust following the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. After se...
2001 May 18 Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare released
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, alternatively known as Alone in the Dark 4, is the fourth installment of the survival horror video game series Alone in the Dark created by Darkworks...
2001 May 18 "Shrek" Is Released
Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and starring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. B...
2001 May 18 Shrek released
Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and starring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. B...
2004 May 18 Andre Nickatina Releases "Bullets, Blunts in Ah Big Bankroll"
Bullets, Blunts In Ah Big Bankroll is the 12th album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released on May 18, 2004 for Nickatina's own Nicky I.N.C. label and was produced by Andre ...
2004 May 18 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 7-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- As a recently diagnosed diabetic, Lou Piniella was advised to quit smoking. He says he's been off the butts for four months, and is this close to kicking the habit...
2004 May 18 "Feast Of Silence" Is Released
Feast of Silence is the fourth album release by Vas. It was released after the band came off a hiatus spent recording solo endeavours.
2004 May 18 Randy Johnson Pitches a Perfect Game
Randy Johnson had pretty much done it all -- Cy Young Awards, a no-hitter, strikeout records, a World Series championship. Only one thing was missing in his brilliant career, that rare...
2005 May 18 America's Next Top Model Cycle 4 Episode 12
The final three met Jay Manuel and shot a commercial and print ad for CoverGirl. Naima breezed through both rounds and was the first selected for the final two. Kahlen produced a stunning...
2005 May 18 Oakland Athletics defeat Boston Red Sox, 13-6
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Bunt single. Single. Single. Fielder's choice. Sacrifice fly. Double. Single. Single. Fly out. Line out. Single. Single. Home run. And one maddening walk -- off the mou...
2007 May 18 Baltimore Orioles defeat Washington Nationals, 5-4
WASHINGTON -- Everything about the atmosphere at RFK Stadium for last night's series opener between the Orioles and Washington Nationals spoke to just another game over the course of a lo...
2007 May 18 Hannah Montana Season 2 Episode 7
Lily has a new boyfriend, Luke. Miley catches Lucas making out with another girl. Miley proves to Lily that Luke is cheating on her. Someone steals a pair of sunglasses and Rico installs ...
2007 May 18 Shrek the Third released
Shrek the Third (sometimes known simply as Shrek 3) is a 2007 animated film, and the third film in the Shrek series, following Shrek and Shrek 2. It was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg for...
2007 May 18
9:15AM
 David Heinemeier Hansson - RailsConf Keynote
2008 May 18 Boston Celtics defeat Cleveland Cavaliers, 97-92
Coach Doc Rivers and his Celtics envisioned an Eastern Conference finals showdown against the longtime NBA power Pistons. What the Celtics couldn't have predicted is the long and tough ro...
2008 May 18 Boston Red Sox defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 11-7
Some people still wanted more. The Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers offered a broad range of baseball delights yesterday afternoon during an 11-7 Sox win that gave Boston a three-game swe...
2008 May 18 Washington Nationals defeat Baltimore Orioles, 2-1
A recap of the Orioles' 2-1 loss to the Nationals yesterday: Bloody Sunday Perhaps the Orioles need to come up with a different routine for their Sunday afternoon games. They are 1-...