THURSDAY, May 18, 2023

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Today in History

THURSDAY, May 18, 2023

Posted : 2023-05-17 16:00

Updated : 2023-05-17 16:00

1804-Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France

1910-Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic

1951-U.N. moves headquarters to NYC

1951-U.S. General Collins predicts use of atom bomb in Korea

1977-Menachem Begin becomes Israel's prime minister

1980-Mount St. Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die

1985-"One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits No. 3

1991-USSR launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station

1992-Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs

1993-Danish people vote in favor of ratifying the Maastricht Treaty

1994-Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip

1997-Tiger Woods wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic

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