Today in History
Today in History: Saturday, May  18, 2013
AP Highlight in History:
On May 18, 1920, Pope John Paul II was born Karol Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland.
 
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On this date in:
1642The Canadian city of Montreal was founded.
1804The French Senate proclaimed Napoleon Bonaparte emperor.
1860The Republican Party convention in Chicago nominated Abraham Lincoln for president.
1896The Supreme Court endorsed the concept of "separate but equal" racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson, a precedent that was overturned in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
1897A public reading of Bram Stoker's new novel "Dracula, or, The Un-dead" was staged in London.
1911Composer Gustav Mahler died in Vienna, Austria, at age 50.
1933The Tennessee Valley Authority was created.
1951The United Nations moved out of its temporary headquarters in Lake Success, N.Y., for its permanent home in Manhattan.
1969Apollo 10 was launched on a mission that served as a dress rehearsal for the first moon landing.
1980The Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state erupted, killing 57 people.
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1998The federal government filed a sweeping antitrust case against Microsoft Corp.
2003"Les Miserables," the third-longest running show in Broadway history, closed after more than 16 years and 6,680 performances.
2004Randy Johnson, 40, became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves 2-0.
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2009Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war ended with the government announcing it had defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels and killed their leader.
2011Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund, saying he wanted to devote all his energy to battling the sexual assault charges he faced in New York. (The charges were later dropped.)
 
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Today's Birthdays:
Actress-comedian Tina Fey ("30 Rock," "Saturday Night Live") turns 43 years old years old today.
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NameProfessionAge
Robert MorseActor ("Mad Men," "How to Succeed in Business ...")82
Reggie JacksonBaseball Hall of Famer67
Tom UdallU.S. senator, D-N.M.65
Rick WakemanRock musician (Yes)64
George StraitCountry singer61
Chow Yun-FatActor58
Jari KurriHockey Hall of Famer53
Yannick NoahTennis Hall of Famer53
Jack JohnsonRock singer38
Allen LeechActor ("Downton Abbey")32
Spencer BreslinActor21
Baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson turns 76 years old years old today.
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