Did you know that on this day, May 18, 1917, the US Congress passed the Selective Service Act?
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May 18th is Visit Your Relatives Day as well as No Dirty Dishes Day.
We’re now on the 139th day of the year, and have 227 days left in 2024.
We have collected the most interesting historical events and facts that all happened on May 18th, this is a day you really don’t want to miss out on!
Did you know that on this day in 1917, the US Congress passed the Selective Service Act? This authorized the US to raise a national army for WWI through conscription.
Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about May 18th in history!
Events
What memorable events happened on May 18 in history? Keep reading to find out!
2017
Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
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1991
Northern Somalia declared its independence, becoming the unrecognized de facto Republic of Somaliland.
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1969
Apollo 10 was launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on a mission to the Moon.
The Apollo 10’s orbiter was nicknamed Charlie Brown, and the lander was nicknamed Snoopy, after the characters from Charles Schulz’s Peanuts.
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1933
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Tennessee Valley Act to build dams.
This was signed to provide economic development to the Tennessee Valley, an area affected by the Great Depression.
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1927
The Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, California, built in an Exotic Revival style architecture.
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1860
The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for president at the 1860 Republican National Convention.
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1812
John Bellingham was sentenced to death for assassinating Spencer Perceval, the British Prime Minister.
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1803
Britain declared war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continued interfering in Italy and Switzerland.
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1593
Playwright Thomas Kyd’s accusations of treason led to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe, who was his roommate.
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1291
The Crusaders lost control of the city of Acre, the Kingdom of Jerusalem’s last bastion, after a fourteen-day siege.
Acre’s capture by the Mamluks essentially ended a more than two-hundred-year occupation of Crusader forces in the Levant. There were regular attempts to start new crusades into the region, but nothing ever came of it.
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1096
The Worms massacre began.
This massacre was the murder of approximately 800 Jew from Worms, Germany. Crusaders made the killings after a rumor that the Jews had boiled a Christian alive and used his corpse to contaminate water to poison the town’s wells.
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Famous Births
If today’s your birthday, you share this special day with Tina Fey! Here are other famous people born on this day.
1970
Tina Fey
American
Actress
1988
Taeyang
South Korean
Singer
Age:
36 years old
Born In:
Gyeonggi, South Korea
1975
Jack Johnson
American
Singer
Age:
49 years old
Born In:
Hawaii, USA
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1920
Pope John Paul II
Polish
Religious Leader
Died On:
Apr 2, 2005 (Age 84)
Born In:
Wadowice, Poland
Quotes
Here we have the most notable quotes that have been said on this day throughout history.
2002
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
Nelson Mandela
South African President
1921
The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.
Special Holidays
Looking for a reason to celebrate? Well, here’s a few! These unique holidays are sure to bring some enjoyment to your day.
United States
National Visit Your Relatives Day
Life gets busy, and we often don’t get enough time out of our days to catch up with our family. Today is Visit Your Relatives Day, so why not drop by and say hello or go out for food together? If you can’t visit them today, at least give them a call and arrange a visit soon!
United States
National No Dirty Dishes Day
Dirty dishes are the absolute worst, so it’s about time there’s a day to celebrate their absence! Whether you only order take-out, eat food out of its packet, dine out all day or simply don’t eat, make sure you don’t leave any dishes – at least at home!
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Fun Fact Of The Day
The total weight of all air on Earth is 11 quintillion pounds.
Birthday & Zodiac
Everyone who was born on May 18 shares the same zodiac sign, Taurus.
Taurus is represented by the bull and is the second sign in the zodiac. Taureans are remarkably passionate, whether this passion is for people, wealth, or something else. This enables them to have the drive to accomplish challenging tasks in life.
People born during May have the Emerald birthstone. The lush green color of the Emerald birthstone is the perfect choice for the month of May, as green is a color that signifies hope, the coming of spring, regeneration, and new growth.
Anyone born on May 18 would likely have been conceived around August 25 in the previous year.
Babies conceived on this day will be due around February 8th, 2025.
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