On this day: 18 May

Selected events and births on 18 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1896 – Ruling in the landmark decision Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the legality of racial segregation in public transportation under the "separate but equal" doctrine. Read more: List of landmark court decisions in the United States Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court of the United States
• 1933 – U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act establishing the Tennessee Valley Authority to stimulate the economic development of the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly impacted by the Great Depression. Read more: Franklin D. Roosevelt Tennessee Valley Authority Economic development
• 1996 – Ireland won the Eurovision song contest for the seventh time, the highest number of wins for any country before Sweden tied it in 2023. Read more: Republic of Ireland Eurovision Song Contest 1996
• 2005 – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion publicly debuted at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Read more: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion E3
• 2006 – The Parliament of Nepal unanimously voted to strip King Gyanendra of many of his powers. Read more: Federal Parliament of Nepal 2006 Nepalese revolution Gyanendra of Nepal

Born on this day

• 1933 – H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India Read more: H. D. Deve Gowda Prime Minister of India
• 1937 – Jacques Santer, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg Read more: Jacques Santer List of prime ministers of Luxembourg
• 1939 – Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence Read more: Gordon O'Connor Minister of National Defence (Canada)
• 1946 – Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China Read more: Frank Hsieh Premier of Taiwan
• 1948 – Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico Read more: Tom Udall New Mexico Attorney General United States Senate
• 1967 – Nancy Juvonen, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Flower Films Read more: Nancy Juvonen Flower Films
• 1979 – Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft Read more: Jens Bergensten Minecraft
• 2001 – Emma Navarro, American tennis player Read more: Emma Navarro
• 2001 – Grace Reiter, American actress, comedian, and content creator Read more: Grace Reiter
• 2002 – Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater Read more: Alina Zagitova
• 2003 – Travis Hunter, American football player Read more: Travis Hunter
• 2009 – Hala Finley, American actress Read more: Hala Finley

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