Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. Date: May 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day's courthouse protests. Date: May 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms. Date: May 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage. Date: May 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph). Date: May 18, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland. Date: May 18, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators. Date: May 18, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day…
Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern. Date: May 18, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra. Date: May 18, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country. Date: May 18, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)