18 May
Events:
1896 - The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that separate but equal is constitutional.
1927 - The Bath School Disaster: Forty-five people are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Michigan.
1980 - Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
Births:
1919 - Dame Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer
1946 - Reggie Jackson, baseball player
1975 - Jack Johnson, American musician
Deaths:
1995 - Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress
1896 - The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that separate but equal is constitutional.
1927 - The Bath School Disaster: Forty-five people are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Michigan.
1980 - Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
Births:
1919 - Dame Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer
1946 - Reggie Jackson, baseball player
1975 - Jack Johnson, American musician
Deaths:
1995 - Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress