A helicopter crash in Iran leaves 8 people dead, including the country's president Ebrahim Raisi & foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Date: May 19, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga. Date: May 18, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai. Date: May 18, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription. Date: May 18, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)
Seamus Woods leads an Irish Republican Army attack on the headquarters of the Royal Irish Constabulary in Belfast. Date: May 18, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1922 📅 On This Day (Today)
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California. Date: May 18, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
After being founded for 20 years, the Nationalist government approves Tongji University to be among the its first national universities. Date: May 18, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Bath School disaster: Forty-five people, including many children, are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Bath Township, Michigan. Date: May 18, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
New Deal: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority. Date: May 18, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
Deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union. Date: May 18, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)