On this day in history
May 18
American
1927A school treasurer bombs the Bath Consolidated School in Michigan, killing 44 people, mostly children.
A school treasurer bombs the Bath Consolidated School in Michigan, killing 44 people, mostly children.
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1980Mount St Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 people and flattening 230 square miles of forest.
Mount St Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 people and flattening 230 square miles of forest.
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1896The Supreme Court upholds segregation in Plessy versus Ferguson, blessing separate but equal for 58 years.
The Supreme Court upholds segregation in Plessy versus Ferguson, blessing separate but equal for 58 years.
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World
1291The Mamluks capture Acre, the last Crusader stronghold in the Holy Land.
The Mamluks capture Acre, the last Crusader stronghold in the Holy Land.
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1974India detonates its first nuclear weapon, Smiling Buddha, in the Rajasthan desert.
India detonates its first nuclear weapon, Smiling Buddha, in the Rajasthan desert.
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