Today in History May 18 highlights through the years
May 18 marks notable events from 1012 when Benedict VIII became pope to 1991 with Helen Sharman's spaceflight. It notes Montreal's 1642 founding and 1765 fire, Plessy v Ferguson, Halley's Comet in 1910, Roosevelt's TVA act, Mount St Helens 1980, Moon orbit Apollo 10, Moon mission milestones and Moon base-era advances.
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Sergius IV
Montreal
Supreme Court
Plessy
Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka
Perry Como
Canonsburg
Richard Brooks
Elmer Gantry
Philadelphia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jacqueline Cochran
Rogers Dry Lake
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
John W. Young
Mount St. Helens
Washington State
New York City
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
Helen Sharman
Southern accuracy line prompts reader callouts
A brief note directs readers to report inaccuracies in The Southern by calling three area numbers 618-351-5033 618-351-5807 and 618-351-5078 for corrections.
Donna Summer Dies at 63 Queen of Disco Remembered
Donna Summer, hailed as the Queen of Disco, died at age 63 in Naples Florida after battling cancer. Her career spanned hits like I Feel Love and Last Dance, blending disco with rock roots and influencing fashion culture, gender and race narratives in the 1970s.
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New York
Donna Summer
Michael Jackson
Aretha Franklin
Summer
Naples
Fla
Brian Edwards
United States
Elton John
Oslo
Norway
Lottery draw results brief with multiple games
Lottery results show various Midday and Evening draws across Pick Three and Pick Four, plus Lucky Day Lotto, Lotto, Mega Millions, Kentucky and Missouri games. Powerball and show me cash jackpots listed, totals include Powerball at 100 million.
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King says talk show resumes in summer
Larry King announced his talk show Larry King Now will resume this summer on Ora.TV, earlier than planned. The program will be 30 minutes with flexible length, posted online at about 5 or 6 p.m., and aims to engage in the political mix as major conventions approach. The network is financed by Carlos Slim, and King will reuse much of his production staff. He recalled missing his nightly show, noting Osama bin Laden’s death as a moment he felt the loss.
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CNN
Jon Housman
Osama bin Laden
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