History for May 18 - On-This-Day.com
Frank Capra 1897 - Film director ("It's a Wonderful Life"), Robert Meredith Willson 1902 - Composer, songwriter, conductor, playwright, Perry Como 1912 - Singer, television personality
Pope John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyla) 1920, Robert Morse 1931 - Actor ("Mad Men," "How to Succeed in Business ..."), Reggie Jackson 1946 - Baseball player
1980 - Mt. Saint Helens erupted in Washington state. 57 people were killed and 3 billion in damage was done.
2012 - Facebook Inc. held its initial public offering and began trading on the NASDAQ. The company was valued at $104 billion making it the largest valuation to date for a newly listed public company.
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