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May 18th, 2006	Event	The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
May 18th, 1998	Event	United States v. Microsoft: The United States Department of Justice and 20 U.S. states file an antitrust case against Microsoft.
May 18th, 1993	Event	EU-riots in Norrebro, Copenhagen caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police opened fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injured 11 demonstrators. In total 113 bullets were fired.
May 18th, 1992	Event	The Archivist of the United States officially announces the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.
May 18th, 1991	Event	Helen Sharman from Sheffield becomes the first Briton to orbit in space.
May 18th, 1991	Event	Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland but is unrecognised by the international community.
May 18th, 1990	Event	In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3km/h.
May 18th, 1983	Event	In Ireland, the government launches a crackdown, with the leading Dublin pirate Radio Nova being put off the air.
May 18th, 1980	Event	1980 Mount St. Helens eruption: Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
May 18th, 1980	Event	Gwangju Massacre: Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations, calling for democratic reforms.

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