A bit of May 18th history…
1652 - Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal
1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate
1830 - Edwin Buddig of England signs agreement for the manufacture of his invention - the lawn mower (pictured)
1897 - Bram Stoker’s Dracula is published
1917 - US Congress passes Selective Service Act, authorizing the federal government to raise a national army for entry into WW1 through compulsory enlistment
1980 - Mount St Helens erupts in Washington state, causing largest landslide in history
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