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May 18, 2007
Today in History: May 18th
From: The New York Times on the Web - Learning Center:
1804 The French Senate proclaimed Napoleon Bonaparte emperor.
Read about Napoleon:
Title: A life of Napoleon / by Stendhal [i.e. M. H. Beyle].
Call Number: DC203 .B57131977
1896 The 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.
1969 Apollo 10 was launched on a mission that served as a dress rehearsal for the first moon landing.
1980 the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing. (Go to article.)
Read about Mount St. Helens:
Title: Warning and response to the Mount St. Helens eruption / Thomas F. Saarinen & James L. Sell.
Call Number: QE527.5 .S231985
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Posted by d-nadler at May 18, 2007 02:28 PM