Talk:May 18

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May 18:

• 1268 - Baibars and his Mamluk forces captured Antioch, capital of the crusader state, the Principality of Antioch.
• 1896 - "Separate but equal": The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Plessy v. Ferguson, upholding the legality of racial segregation in public transportation.
• 1944 - World War II: Polish forces under Lieutenant General Władysław Anders captured Monte Cassino and broke the Winter Line, a German defensive line in Italy.
• 1958 - The F-104 Starfighter, a supersonic interceptor aircraft, set a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph.
• 1980 - Mount St. Helens erupted (pictured), killing 57 people in southern Washington State and causing over a billion U.S. dollars in damages.

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I've tried to confirm the date of the following event from various sources but have been unable to do so:

1631 - In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.

Can anyone confirm it (and clarify date as being Julian or Gregorian). If not, in due course I'll delete it. Arcturus 16:49, 7 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Need real birth and death dates for Saurabh Motwani. I couldn't find them by a quick Google search. RttlesnkeWhiskey 07:18, 11 April 2006 (UTC)