THE ENGAGEMENT: AND, OTHER NOTABLE HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT OCCURRED ON 18 MAY
18 May 2025: Kiran Marfatia proposed marriage to Katherine Blanc
18 May 1499: Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela
18 May 1804: Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate
18 May 1860: Abraham Lincoln nominated for presidency at Republic Convention
18 May 1920: Pope John Paul II born
18 May 1953: Jacqueline Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier
18 May 1969: Apollo 10 is launched
18 May 1974: India exploded its first nuclear bomb—called Smiling Buddha
18 May 1980: Mount Helen in Washington erupts
18 May 2025: Derek Kosbab got the idea for this painting
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