Today is Wednesday, May 18, the 140th day of 2016. There are 226 days left in the year.
1642 — Montreal, Canada founded
1652 — Rhode Island enacts first law declaring slavery illegal
1703 — Dutch & English troops occupy Cologne
1756 — England declares war on France
1794 — Second battle of Bouvines (France-Austria)
1803 — Britain declares war on France after General Napoleon Bonaparte continues interfering in Italy & Switzerland
1804 — Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France
1828 — Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay & Brazil
1843 — United Free Church of Scotland forms