May 18 in history: • 1388 – At the Battle of Buir Lake, a Ming Chinese army led by general Lan Yu defeated the forces of Tögüs Temür, the Mongol khan of Northern Yuan. → go there • 1927 – Disgruntled school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe set off explosives with timers and a rifle, causing the Bath School disaster in the Bath Consolidated School in Michigan, killing 44 people in the deadliest mass murder in a school in United States history. → go there • 1936 – In a crime that captivated Japan, Sada Abe strangled her lover, cut off his genitals, and carried them around with her for several days until her arrest. → go there • 2006 – The Parliament of Nepal unanimously voted to strip King Gyanendra of many of his powers. → go there • 2018 – Cubana de Aviación Flight 0972 crashed near Santiago de las Vegas shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 112 of the 113 people on board. → go there Died 526: Pope John I Wiki link Died 1910: Eliza Orzeszkowa Wiki link Born 1969: Delcy Rodríguez Wiki link Born 2000: Ryan Sessegnon Wiki link Pictured: The Bath School after the explosions.