Historical Events for 18th May 2023

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1945 - MLB Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain
1950 - "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances
1961 - "Donnybrook!" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 68 performances
1974 - 99th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6
1980 - Belgium 3rd government of Martens forms
1980 - Gwangju Massacre: Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations, calling for democratic reforms
1980 - Mount St Helens erupts in Washington state, causing the largest landslide in history, killing 57 people and costing $1 billion in damage
1993 - Italian police arrest Mafia boss Benedetto "Nitto" Santapaola
1994 - Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip
2021 - India records the highest recorded daily COVID-19 death toll to date in the world with 4,529 deaths

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