CoM Moderators Posted May 18 Posted May 18 1096 - Crusaders massacre Jews of Worms 1869 - Surrender and dissolution of the Ezo Republic to Japan 1896 - US Supreme court affirms legitimacy of racial separation (Plessy v Ferguson), a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal" 1929 - MLB record 50 runs for a doubleheader: Brooklyn Robins beat Philadelphia Phillies, 20-16 in first game, Phillies win 8-6 in nightcap, at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1964 - David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on BBC-TV 1980 - People's Republic of China launches 1st intercontinental rocket 1985 - Murray Head's "One Night In Bangkok" single (written by Tim Rice, and Abba's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus) hits #3 in US 1992 - US Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs 2008 - "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Harrison Ford, and produced by George Lucas' Lucasfilms, premiers at the Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Australian federal elections won by Scott Morrison's coalition government in a surprise result More Historical Events »
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