MAY 18, 2020
Today is:
| I Love Reese’s Day
International Museum Day National No Dirty Dishes Day National Cheese Souffle Day Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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MATTHEW BRADY (c1822-1896) — American photography pioneer. Most famous for his presidential portraits and Civil War photography. |
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NICHOLAS II of RUSSIA (1868-1918) — Last Tsar of the Russian Empire. Forced to abdicate during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. |
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FRANK CAPRA (1897-1991) — Italian-American film director, winner of three Academy Awards. Best known for It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, & It’s a Wonderful Life. |
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POPE ST. JOHN PAUL II (1920-2005) — Head of the Catholic Church from 1978-2005, the second longest reign in history. Canonized as a saint in 2014. |
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GEORGE STRAIT (1952) — American country singer-songwriter, actor, and producer. Dubbed the “King of Country” |
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TINA FEY (1970) — American actress, comedian, author & producer (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) |
TODAY IN HISTORY
| 1652 – Rhode Island passes the first law in English-speaking North America declaring slavery illegal. |  |
| 1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte is declared the Emperor of France by the French Senate, becoming Napoleon I. |  |
| 1860 – Abraham Lincoln becomes the Republican Party’s nominee for President, over William Seward who will later become his Secretary of State. |  |
| 1896 – The US Supreme Court rules in the Plessy v. Ferguson case that the doctrine of “separate but equal” is constitutional. |  |
| 1980 – Mount Saint Helens erupts in Washington State, killing 57 people and causing over $3 billion in damage. |  |
