On May 19, 1864, President Lincoln wrote Senator Charles Sumner to propose legislation guaranteeing the widows and children of black Union soldiers killed in battle would get equal benefits to white soldiers.
The event scientists had been predicting for three months finally happened on May 18, 1980. Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980 at 8:32 a.m.
On May 15, 1942 an Act of Congress established the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps as a part of the United States Army.
One of the most influential entertainers of the 20th century died on May 14, 1998. Frank Sinatra was often called “the Chairman of the Board” or “Ol’ Blue Eyes.” His career spanned five decades.
Ouachita Riverfest began as a one-day festival. The first year included live music, artisan vendors, food trucks, a fishing tournament and the iconic rubber duck drop in the river.
One of the nation’s most notorious kidnapping cases came to an end on May 12, 1932 when the body of famous aviator Col. Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month-old son was found.