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May 18th - Happy Birthday George Strait


Today is Friday, May 18, the 139th day of 2012. There are 227 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 18, 1926, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished while visiting a beach in Venice, Calif. (McPherson reappeared more than a month later, saying she'd escaped after being kidnapped and held for ransom, an account that was greeted with skepticism in some quarters.)

On this date:
In 332, Constantine the Great announced free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
In 1012, Theophylact, son of Gregory, Count of Tusculum, became Pope Benedict VIII, succeeding Pope Sergius IV.
In 1152, Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
In 1268, The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch.
In 1302, Bruges Matins, the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges by members of the local Flemish militia.
In 1498, Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut, India.
In 1499, Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from Cadiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela.
In 1565, The Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.
In 1593, Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.
In 1631, In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
In 1642, the Canadian city of Montreal was founded by French colonists.
In 1652, Rhode Island passes the first law in English-speaking North America making slavery illegal.
In 1756, The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
In 1763, Fire destroys a large part of Montreal, Quebec.
In 1765, about one-fourth of Montreal was destroyed by a fire.
In 1783, First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John), New Brunswick, Canada after leaving the United States.
In 1803, Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.
In 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.
In 1811, Battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay led by Jose Artigas.
In 1812, John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
In 1843, The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland.
In 1848, Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
In 1863, American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins.
In 1896, The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
In 1896, the Supreme Court, in Plessy v. Ferguson, endorsed "separate but equal" racial segregation, a concept renounced 58 years later in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
In 1896, Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
In 1900, The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
In 1910, Halley's Comet passed by earth, brushing it with its tail.
In 1912, singer Perry Como was born in Canonsburg, Pa.; movie writer-director Richard Brooks ("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"; "Elmer Gantry"; "In Cold Blood") was born in Philadelphia.
In 1912, The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne is released in Mumbai.
In 1917, World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
In 1927, The Bath School Disaster: forty-five people are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Michigan.
In 1927, After being founded for 20 years, the Government of the Republic of China approves Tongji University to be among the first national universities of the Republic of China.
In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.
In 1944, World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino, Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.
In 1944, Deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union government.
In 1948, The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
In 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier as she piloted a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet over Rogers Dry Lake, Calif.
In 1955, Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends.
In 1956, First ascent of Lhotse 8,516 meters, by a Swiss team.
In 1958, An F-104 Starfighter sets a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph (2,259.82 km/h).
In 1959, Launch of the National Liberation Committee of Côte d'Ivoire in Conakry, Guinea.
In 1965, Israeli spy Eli Cohen was hanged in Damascus, Syria.
In 1969, astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Thomas P. Stafford and John W. Young blasted off aboard Apollo 10 on a mission to orbit the moon.
In 1974, Nuclear test: under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
In 1974, Completion of the Warsaw radio mast, the tallest construction ever built at the time. It collapsed on August 8, 1991.
In 1980, Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
In 1980, Gwangju Massacre: students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
In 1982, a jury in New York City convicted the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder and leader of the Unification Church, of tax evasion and conspiracy. (Moon served 13 months in prison.)
In 1983, In Ireland, the government launches a crackdown, with the leading Dublin pirate Radio Nova being put off the air.
In 1990, In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph).
In 1991, Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland but is not recognized by the international community.
In 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton to rocket into space as she flew aboard a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft with two cosmonauts on an eight-day mission to the Mir space station.
In 1993, EU - riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police opened fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injured 11 demonstrators. In total 113 bullets are fired.
In 1995, Shawn Nelson, 35, goes on a tank rampage in San Diego.
In 2005, A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons: Nix and Hydra.
In 2006, The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
In 2009, Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.

Ten years ago: India and Pakistan exchanged fire across their shared border, renewing fears the countries were on the brink of another war over the Himalayan region of Kashmir. War Emblem won the Preakness Stakes, setting up a shot at the Triple Crown. (However, War Emblem came up short at the Belmont Stakes, which was won by long shot Sarava.)

Five years ago: The White House and Congress failed to strike a deal after exchanging competing offers on an Iraq war spending bill that Democrats said should set a date for U.S. troops to leave. France's new president, Nicolas Sarkozy, named a radically revamped cabinet which included seven women among its 15 members.

One year ago: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, resigned, saying he wanted to devote all his energy to battling the sexual assault charges he faced in New York. (The charges were later dropped.) The United States slapped sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad and six others for human rights abuses over their brutal crackdown on anti-government protests, for the first time personally penalizing the Syrian leader for the actions of his security forces.

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Today's Birthdays: Actor Bill Macy is 90. Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 88. Actor Robert Morse is 81. Actor Dwayne Hickman is 78. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Brooks Robinson is 75. Bluegrass singer-musician Rodney Dillard (The Dillards) is 70. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson is 66. Actress Candice Azzara is 65. Country singer Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 64. Rock musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) is 63. Actor James Stephens is 61. Country singer George Strait is 60. Rhythm-and-blues singer Butch Tavares (Tavares) is 59. Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 57. Rock singer-musician Page Hamilton is 52. Contemporary Christian musician Barry Graul (MercyMe) is 51. Singer-actress Martika is 43. Comedian-writer Tina Fey is 42. Rapper Special Ed is 38. Rock singer Jack Johnson is 37. Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Allen (Mista) is 32. Actor Matt Long is 32. Christian-rock musician Kevin Huguley (Rush of Fools) is 30. Actor Spencer Breslin is 20.

Other notable birthdays, May 18:
1930, Warren Rudman, American politician
1944, Albert Hammond, British/Gibraltarian musician and composer
1947, Gail Strickland, American actress
1948, Tom Udall, American politician
1949, Bill Wallace, Canadian bassist (The Guess Who)
1950, Mark Mothersbaugh, American composer, musician, and singer (Devo)
1951, Jim Sundberg, American baseball player
1952, Jeana Yeager, American aviator
1960, Yannick Noah, French tennis player
1961, Jim Bowden, American baseball executive
1963, Marty McSorley, Canadian hockey player
1963, Sam Vincent, American basketball player
1967, Nancy Juvonen, American film producer
1973, Donyell Marshall, American basketball player
1976, Ron Mercer, American basketball player
1978, Marcus Giles, American baseball player
1980, Reggie Evans, American basketball player
1980, Felicia Pearson, Actress
1983, Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player
1983, Vince Young, American football player
1984, Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player
1988, Ryan Cooley, Canadian actor
1993, Jessica Watson, Australian solo sailor

Born on this day, May 18, passed away:
1048, Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)
1822, Mathew Brady, American photographer (d. 1896)
1868, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (d. 1918)
1872, Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, British mathematician, writer and philosopher, Nobel laureate (d. 1970)
1873, Lucy Beaumont, English actress (d. 1937)
1882, Babe Adams, American baseball player (d. 1968)
1887, Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1946)
1892, Ezio Pinza, Italian-born bass (d. 1957)
1902, Meredith Willson, American composer (d. 1984)
1904, Jacob K. Javits, American politician (d. 1986)
1907, Lincoln Stedman, American actor (d. 1948)
1909, Fred Perry, British former tennis player (d. 1995)
1911, Big Joe Turner, American blues singer (d. 1985)
1912, Richard Brooks, American film director, writer and producer (d. 1992)
1912, Perry Como, American singer (d. 2001)
1912, Walter Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 2003)
1919, Dame Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer (d. 1991)
1920, Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła) (d. 2005)
1928, Pernell Roberts, American actor (d. 2010)
1929, Jack Sanford, American baseball player (d. 2000)
1931, Don Martin, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
1941, Lobby Loyde, Australian guitarist and songwriter (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs) (d. 2007)
1965, Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer (Helloween) (d. 1995)

Notable deaths, May 18:
1675, Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (b. 1637)
1781, Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, Túpac Amaru (b. 1742)
1909, George Meredith, English novelist and poet (b. 1828)
1911, Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer (b. 1860)
1947, Hal Chase, American baseball player (b. 1883)
1955, Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (b. 1875)
1963, Ernie Davis, American football player (b. 1939)
1973, Jeannette Rankin, American politician and first U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1880)
1975, Leroy Anderson, American composer (b. 1908)
1980, Ian Curtis, English musician, singer and lyricist (Joy Division) (b. 1956)
1980, Victims of Mount St. Helens eruption:
Harry Randall Truman (b. 1896)
David A. Johnston, U.S. volcanologist (b. 1949)
Reid Blackburn, photojournalist for National Geographic (b. 1952)
1981, Arthur O'Connell, American actor (b. 1908)
1981, William Saroyan, American author (b. 1908)
1988, Daws Butler, American voice actor (b. 1916)
1989, Dorothy Ruth, American horse breeder; adopted daughter of Babe Ruth (b. 1921)
1990, Jill Ireland, English actress (b. 1936)
1992, Skip Stephenson, American TV personality (b. 1940)
1992, Marshall Thompson, American actor (b. 1925)
1995, Elisha Cook Jr., American actor (b. 1903)
1995, Alexander Godunov, Russian ballet dancer and actor (b. 1949)
1995, Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (b. 1933)
1999, Betty Robinson, American runner (b. 1911)
2004, Elvin Jones, American jazz drummer (b. 1927)
2004, Vladislav Terzyul, Ukrainian mountaineer (b. 1953)
2004, Serge Turgeon, Quebec actor and union leader (b. 1946)
2006, Andrew Martinez, U.C. Berkeley's "Naked Guy" and American nudism advocate (b. 1972)

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Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 18, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.

One year ago: Social network Facebook made its trading debut with one of the most highly anticipated IPOs in Wall Street history; however, by day's end, Facebook stock closed up only 23 cents from its initial pricing of $38. In his first meeting with President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') declared he would withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by year's end. The Olympic flame arrived in Britain, the country hosting the 2012 Olympics. Renowned German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, 86, died in Starnberg.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Bill Macy is 91. Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 89. Actor Robert Morse is 82. Actor Dwayne Hickman is 79. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Brooks Robinson is 76. Bluegrass singer-musician Rodney Dillard (The Dillards) is 71. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson is 67. Actress Candice Azzara is 66. Country singer Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 65. Rock musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) is 64. Actor James Stephens is 62. Country singer George Strait is 61. Rhythm-and-blues singer Butch Tavares (Tavares) is 60. Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 58. Rock singer-musician Page Hamilton is 53. Contemporary Christian musician Barry Graul (MercyMe) is 52. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Tait is 47. Singer-actress Martika is 44. Comedian-writer Tina Fey is 43. Rapper Special Ed is 39. Rock singer Jack Johnson is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Allen (Mista) is 33. Actor Matt Long is 33. Actor Allen Leech (TV: "Downton Abbey") is 32. Christian-rock musician Kevin Huguley (Rush of Fools) is 31. Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 28. Actor Spencer Breslin is 21.

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Today is Sunday, May 18, the 138th day of 2014. There are 227 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 18, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces finally occupied Monte Cassino in Italy after a four-month struggle with Axis troops.

Ten years ago: Former New York City fire commissioner Thomas Von Essen and former police chief Bernard Kerik, lionized after the 9/11 attack, came under harsh criticism from some members of the September 11 commission who said there'd been an initial lack of cooperation between their departments. Stunning supporters, Sonia Gandhi announced she would "humbly decline" to be the next prime minister of India. Randy Johnson, at age 40, became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game; the lefty retired all 27 batters to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves 2-0.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama told Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu during a White House meeting he needed to stop Jewish settlements and should grasp a "historic opportunity" to make peace with the Palestinians. Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial, charged with violating conditions of her yearslong detention by sheltering an American man, John Yettaw, who'd swum to her lakeside home. (Suu Kyi was convicted and sentenced to three years of hard labor; the sentence was later commuted to 18 months of house arrest. Yettaw was sentenced to seven years in prison but released on humanitarian grounds.) Spacewalking astronauts completed repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope.

One year ago: A car driven by an 87-year-old man plowed into dozens of hikers during a parade in Damascus, Virginia, injuring about 50 people. French President Francois Hollande signed a law authorizing same-sex marriages and adoption by gay couples. Oxbow, ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, led from start to finish to win the Preakness; Kentucky Derby winner Orb came in third.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Bill Macy is 92. Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 90. Actor Robert Morse is 83. Actor Dwayne Hickman is 80. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Brooks Robinson is 77. Bluegrass singer-musician Rodney Dillard (The Dillards) is 72. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson is 68. Actress Candice Azzara is 67. Country singer Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 66. Rock musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) is 65. Actor James Stephens is 63. Country singer George Strait is 62. Rhythm-and-blues singer Butch Tavares (Tavares) is 61. Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 59. Rock singer-musician Page Hamilton is 54. Contemporary Christian musician Barry Graul (MercyMe) is 53. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Tait is 48. Singer-actress Martika is 45. Comedian-writer Tina Fey is 44. Rapper Special Ed is 40. Rock singer Jack Johnson is 39. Country singer David Nail is 35. Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Allen (Mista) is 34. Actor Matt Long is 34. Actor Allen Leech (TV: "Downton Abbey") is 33. Christian-rock musician Kevin Huguley (Rush of Fools) is 32. Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 29. Actor Spencer Breslin is 22.

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Today is Monday, May 18, the 138th day of 2015. There are 227 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing.

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush offered his unqualified support for Egypt's political reform process as he received Prime Minister Ahmed Nazief (AHKH'-med ah-ZEEF') at the White House.

Five years ago: Grilled by skeptical lawmakers, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar acknowledged his agency had been lax in overseeing offshore drilling activities, and that might have contributed to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near a U.S. convoy in Afghanistan, killing 18 people, including six troops — five from the U.S., one from Canada. Following a 2009 party switch, Sen. Arlen Specter was defeated in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary, ending his re-election bid.

One year ago: AT&T Inc. agreed to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV for $48.5 billion, or $95 per share (completion of the deal is pending government approval). Singer Jerry Vale, 83, died in Palm Desert, Calif. Cinematographer Gordon Willis ("The Godfather," ''Annie Hall" and "All the President's Men") died on Cape Cod, Mass., at age 82.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Bill Macy is 93. Actress Priscilla Pointer is 91. Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 91. Actor Robert Morse is 84. Actor Dwayne Hickman is 81. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Brooks Robinson is 78. Actress Candice Azzara is 74. Bluegrass singer-musician Rodney Dillard (The Dillards) is 73. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson is 69. Country singer Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 67. Rock musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) is 66. Rock singer Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) is 65. Actor James Stephens is 64. Country singer George Strait is 63. Rhythm-and-blues singer Butch Tavares (Tavares) is 62. Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 60. Rock singer-musician Page Hamilton is 55. Contemporary Christian musician Barry Graul (MercyMe) is 54. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Tait is 49. Singer-actress Martika is 46. Comedian-writer Tina Fey is 45. Rapper Special Ed is 41. Rock singer Jack Johnson is 40. Country singer David Nail is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Allen (Mista) is 35. Actor Matt Long is 35. Actor Allen Leech is 34. Christian-rock musician Kevin Huguley (Rush of Fools) is 33. Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 30. Actor Spencer Breslin is 23.

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Today is Wednesday, May 18, the 139th day of 2016. There are 227 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On May 18, 1926, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished while visiting a beach in Venice, California. (McPherson reappeared more than a month later, saying she'd escaped after being kidnapped and held for ransom, an account that was received with skepticism.)

Ten years ago: Visiting one of the busiest crossing sectors between the U.S. and Mexico, President George W. Bush said in Yuma, Ariz., that it made sense to put up fencing along parts of the border but not to block off the entire 2,000-mile length to keep immigrants from entering the U.S. illegally. Prisoners with makeshift weapons battled guards trying to save a detainee pretending to commit suicide at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in what military officials said was a coordinated attack that left six prisoners injured.

Five years ago: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, resigned, saying he wanted to devote all his energy to battling the sexual assault charges he faced in New York. (The charges were later dropped.) The United States slapped sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad and six others for human rights abuses over their brutal crackdown on anti-government protests, for the first time personally penalizing the Syrian leader for the actions of his security forces.

One year ago: President Barack Obama ended long-running federal transfers of some combat-style gear to local law enforcement in an attempt to ease tensions between police and minority communities, saying equipment made for the battlefield should not be a tool of American criminal justice. An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said a three-member panel of the same court should not have forced YouTube to take down an anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East and death threats to actors.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Bill Macy is 94. Actress Priscilla Pointer is 92. Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 92. Actor Robert Morse is 85. Actor Dwayne Hickman is 82. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Brooks Robinson is 79. Actress Candice Azzara is 75. Bluegrass singer-musician Rodney Dillard (The Dillards) is 74. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson is 70. Country singer Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 68. Rock musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) is 67. Rock singer Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) is 66. Actor James Stephens is 65. Country singer George Strait is 64. Rhythm-and-blues singer Butch Tavares (Tavares) is 63. Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 61. Rock singer-musician Page Hamilton is 56. Contemporary Christian musician Barry Graul (MercyMe) is 55. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Tait is 50. Singer-actress Martika is 47. Comedian-writer Tina Fey is 46. Rapper Special Ed is 42. Rock singer Jack Johnson is 41. Country singer David Nail is 37. Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Allen (Mista) is 36. Actor Matt Long is 36. Actor Allen Leech is 35. Christian-rock musician Kevin Huguley (Rush of Fools) is 34. Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 31. Actor Spencer Breslin is 24.

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Today is Thursday, May 18, the 138th day of 2017. There are 227 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 18, 1927, in America's deadliest school attack, part of a schoolhouse in Bath Township, Mich., was blown up with explosives planted by local farmer Andrew Kehoe, who then set off a bomb in his truck; the attacks killed 38 children and six adults, including Kehoe, who'd earlier killed his wife. (Authorities said Kehoe, who suffered financial difficulties, was seeking revenge for losing a township clerk election.)

Ten years ago: The White House and Congress failed to strike a deal after exchanging competing offers on an Iraq war spending bill that Democrats said should set a date for U.S. troops to leave. France's new president, Nicolas Sarkozy (sahr-koh-ZEE'), named a radically revamped cabinet which included seven women among its 15 members.

Five years ago: Social network Facebook made its trading debut with one of the most highly anticipated IPOs in Wall Street history; however, by day's end, Facebook stock closed up only 23 cents from its initial pricing of $38. In his first meeting with President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') declared he would withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by year's end. The Olympic flame arrived in Britain, the country hosting the 2012 Olympics. Renowned German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, 86, died in Starnberg.

One year ago: In an unusual move, Republican candidate Donald Trump released a list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices he would consider if elected president (not included was Trump's eventual first pick for the nation's highest bench, Neil Gorsuch). A judge in Ottawa, Kan., sentenced a man to death for the killing of two men, a woman and her 18-month-old daughter on a farm in 2013.

Today's Birthdays — May 18: Actor Bill Macy is 95. Actress Priscilla Pointer is 93. Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 93. Actor Robert Morse is 86. Actor Dwayne Hickman is 83. Baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson is 80. Actress Candice Azzara is 76. Bluegrass singer-musician Rodney Dillard (The Dillards) is 75. Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson is 71. Country singer Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 69. Rock musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) is 68. Rock singer Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) is 67. Actor James Stephens is 66. Country singer George Strait is 65. Rhythm-and-blues singer Butch Tavares (Tavares) is 64. Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 62. Rock singer-musician Page Hamilton is 57. Contemporary Christian musician Barry Graul (MercyMe) is 56. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Tait is 51. Singer-actress Martika is 48. Comedian-writer Tina Fey is 47. Rapper Special Ed is 43. Rock singer Jack Johnson is 42. Country singer David Nail is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Allen (Mista) is 37. Actor Matt Long is 37. Actor Allen Leech is 36. Christian-rock musician Kevin Huguley (Rush of Fools) is 35. Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 32. Actor Spencer Breslin is 25. Actress Hala Finley (TV: "Man With a Plan") is 8.

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Today is Friday, May 18, the 138th day of 2018. There are 227 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 18, 1860, the Republican Party convention in Chicago nominated Abraham Lincoln for president over William H. Seward, who later is named Secretary of State.

On May 18, 1902, Meredith Willson was born on this day. The American musician, playwright and composer is best known for “The Music Man.”

On May 18, 1927, in America's deadliest school attack, part of a schoolhouse in Bath Township, Mich., was blown up with explosives planted by local farmer Andrew Kehoe, who then set off a bomb in his truck; the attacks killed 38 children and six adults, including Kehoe, who'd earlier killed his wife. (Authorities said Kehoe, who suffered financial difficulties, was seeking revenge for losing a township clerk election.)

10 years ago in 2008: President George W. Bush lectured the Arab world about everything from political repression to the denial of women's rights in a speech at the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheik. Kenny Chesney was named entertainer of the year by the Academy of Country Music for the fourth straight time. Russia won its first title at the world hockey championships since 1993 with a 5-4 win over Canada. Rafael Nadal beats defending champion Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3 to win the Hamburg Masters, adding the only major clay-court title missing from his impressive collection. Boston's Paul Pierce and Cleveland's LeBron James combine for 86 points in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. James outscores Pierce 45-41 in the shootout, but Boston advances with a 97-92 win.

9 years ago in 2009: President Barack Obama told Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu during a White House meeting he needed to stop Jewish settlements and should grasp a "historic opportunity" to make peace with the Palestinians. Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial, charged with violating conditions of her yearslong detention by sheltering an American man, John Yettaw, who'd swum to her lakeside home. (Suu Kyi was convicted and sentenced to three years of hard labor; the sentence was later commuted to 18 months of house arrest. Yettaw was sentenced to seven years in prison but released on humanitarian grounds.) The Hubble Space Telescope was returned to orbit after astronauts finished five spacewalks in a mission to repair and refurbish the 19-year-old instrument. Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides. Mark Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate and New York Yankees finished a four-game sweep of Minnesota with a 7-6 victory.

8 years ago in 2010: Grilled by skeptical lawmakers, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar acknowledged his agency had been lax in overseeing offshore drilling activities, and that might have contributed to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near a U.S. convoy in Afghanistan, killing 18 people, including six troops — five from the U.S., one from Canada. Following a 2009 party switch, Sen. Arlen Specter was defeated in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary, ending his re-election bid.

7 years ago in 2011: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, resigned, saying he wanted to devote all his energy to battling the sexual assault charges he faced in New York. (The charges were later dropped.) The United States slapped sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad and six others for human rights abuses over their brutal crackdown on anti-government protests, for the first time personally penalizing the Syrian leader for the actions of his security forces.

6 years ago in 2012: Social network Facebook made its trading debut with one of the most highly anticipated IPOs in Wall Street history; however, by day's end, Facebook stock closed up only 23 cents from its initial pricing of $38. In his first meeting with President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') declared he would withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by year's end. The Olympic flame arrived in Britain, the country hosting the 2012 Olympics. Renowned German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, 86, died in Starnberg.

5 years ago in 2013: A car driven by an 87-year-old man plowed into dozens of hikers during a parade in Damascus, Va., injuring about 50 people. (The driver, who suffered from a medical condition, was not charged.) French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') signed a law authorizing same-sex marriages and adoption by gay couples. Oxbow, ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, led from start to finish to win the Preakness; Kentucky Derby winner Orb came in fourth. Gerardo Parra led off the game with a home run and Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter to help Arizona beat Miami 1-0. Parra's home run to right-center field came on the first pitch from Tom Koehler. It was the first time since Sept. 2, 1963 that the only run of a game was scored on the first pitch (Cincinnati’s Pete Rose homered off the Mets' Jay Hook to start the second game of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds).

4 years ago in 2014: AT&T Inc. agreed to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV for $48.5 billion, or $95 per share (completion of the deal is pending government approval). Singer Jerry Vale, 83, died in Palm Desert, Calif. Cinematographer Gordon Willis ("The Godfather," ''Annie Hall" and "All the President's Men") died on Cape Cod, Mass., at age 82.

3 years ago in 2015: President Barack Obama ended long-running federal transfers of some combat-style gear to local law enforcement in an attempt to ease tensions between police and minority communities, saying equipment made for the battlefield should not be a tool of American criminal justice. An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said a three-member panel of the same court should not have forced YouTube to take down an anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East and death threats to actors. At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar.

2 years ago in 2016: In an unusual move, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump released a list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices he would consider if elected president (not included was Trump's eventual first pick for the nation's highest bench, Neil Gorsuch). A judge in Ottawa, Kan., sentenced a man to death for the killing of two men, a woman and her 18-month-old daughter on a farm in 2013.

1 year ago in 2017: President Donald Trump denounced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate his campaign's potential ties with Russia, repeatedly calling it an unprecedented "witch hunt" that "hurts our country terribly." A driver who told police he was high on drugs plowed through a pedestrian-packed sidewalk in New York's Times Square; a Michigan teen was killed, and 22 other people were injured. Roger Ailes, who created and ruled Fox News Channel for two decades before being ousted for alleged sexual harassment, died in Palm Beach, Fla., at age 77.

Today's Birthdays — May 18: Actor Bill Macy is 96. Actress Priscilla Pointer is 94. Hall of Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 94. Actor Robert Morse is 87. Actor Dwayne Hickman is 84. Baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson is 81. Actress Candice Azzara is 77. Bluegrass singer-musician Rodney Dillard (The Dillards) is 76. Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson is 72. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., is 70. Country singer Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 70. Rock musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) is 69. Rock singer Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) is 68. Actor James Stephens is 67. Country singer George Strait is 66. Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 63. Artist/activist Ai Weiwei is 61. International Tennis Hall of Famer Yannick Noah is 58. NHL Hall of Famer Jari Kurri is 58. Rock singer-musician Page Hamilton is 58. Contemporary Christian musician Barry Graul (MercyMe) is 57. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Tait is 52. Singer-actress Martika is 49. Comedian-writer Tina Fey is 48. Soccer player Brad Friedel is 47. Rapper Special Ed is 44. Rock singer Jack Johnson is 43. Country singer David Nail is 39. Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Allen (Mista) is 38. Actor Matt Long is 38. Actor Allen Leech is 37. Christian-rock musician Kevin Huguley (Rush of Fools) is 36. Former NFL player and college football great Vince Young is 35. MLB pitcher Joakim Soria (Chicago White Sox, formerly of the Kansas City Royals) is 34. Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 33. Actor Spencer Breslin is 26. Russian Olympic gold medal figure skater Alina Zagitova is 16. Actress Hala Finley is 9.

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1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing.


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In 1963 - The Beatles began their third U.K. tour in Slough, England. They started the tour second on the bill after Roy Orbinson. They were soon moved to the number one spot.

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