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Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: American Art & The Metropolitan Museum 1650-1914 DVD, MP4, USB Drive
Today, May 18, 2026

May 18: International Museum Day: -- Since 1977, The International Council of Museums (I.C.O.M.) has celebrated this day annually to pay tribute to the international museum community. Museums are vital venues for cultural exchange and enrichment, as well as for the development of peaceful coexistence and cooperation among nations and communities. This day encourages people to visit museums dedicated to many fields of human endeavor such as agriculture, fashion, astronomy, archaeology, art, and natural history. Together, let us embark on a journey to museums and learn about our historic past. In 1951, I.C.O.M. held a meeting named "Crusade for Museums" during which the international museum community debated the theme "Museums and Education." The strategy for museum accessibility was established at this meeting and served as inspiration for the creation of International Museum Day. International Museum Day was first observed in 1977 in Moscow when the I.C.O.M. General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for the establishment of an annual event to further integrate creative objectives and museum efforts aimed at directing the world's attention to the contributions of museums to humankind. It also pushes for the idea that museums are channels by which to promote mutual understanding, interaction, and world peace. Every year, the organization decides on a new theme. Since 1977, all museums across the world have been asked to organize and take part in activities to raise awareness about the importance of museums to society. Since its inception, International Museum Day has progressively grown in popularity. The number of participants has risen steadily over the last 15 years - a testament to the fact that the study of history allows us to understand how societies behaved. Today, more people than ever before visit museums all over the world. There are also more people studying history at universities now than at any other time. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/american-art-and-the-metropolitan-museum-165016501914.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1048: #BOTD: #HBD! Omar Khayyam, Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, author of the famed collection of poems known as "The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam" (d. 1131) #born Ghiyath al-Din Abu al-Fath Umar Ibn Ibrahim Nisaburi in Nishapur in modern Northeastern Iran (the Persian historian Bayhaqi, who knew him, provides in the full details of his horoscope that "he was Gemini, the sun and Mercury being in the ascendant", which is used by modern scholars to establish his date of birth). As a mathematician, he is most notable for his work on the classification and solution of cubic equations, among other thins. As an astronomer, he designed the Jalali Calendar, a solar calendar with a very precise 33-year intercalation cycle that provided the basis for the Persian calendar that is still in use after nearly a millennium. (Intercalation or embolism in timekeeping is the insertion of a leap day, week, or month into some calendar years.) Khayyam announced in 1079, that the length of the year was measured as 365.24219858156 days. Given that the length of the year is changing in the sixth decimal place over a person's lifetime, this is outstandingly accurate. For comparison the length of the year at the end of the 19th century was 365.242196 days, while today it is 365.242190 days. There is a tradition of attributing poetry to Omar Khayyam, written in the form of quatrains (Rubaiyat). This poetry became widely known to the English-reading world in a translation by Edward FitzGerald (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1859), which enjoyed great success in the Orientalism of the fin de siecle. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-old-time-radio-horror-and-suspense-megaset-dual-layer-mp3-dv3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Desiree (1954) Marlon Brandon As Napoleon DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1804: The Age Of Enlightenment (The Enlightenment, The Age Of Reason): The Age Of Revolution: The Atlantic Revolutions: The French Revolution: The First French Empire (The French Republic, The French Empire (French: Empire Francais; Latin: Imperium Francicum), Napoleonic France): Emperor Of The French (French: Empereur Des Francais): The House Of Bonaparte: Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleone Di Buonaparte): -- Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor Of The French by the French Senate, the title of the monarch and supreme ruler of the First French Empire. Emperor Of The French was the title of the monarch and supreme ruler of the First and the Second French Empires. The title and office Emperor Of The French was used by the House of Bonaparte, a title that emphasized that the emperor ruled over "the French people" (the nation) and not over France (the state). The old formula of "The King Of France" indicated that the king owned France as a personal possession. The new term indicated a constitutional monarchy. The title was purposely created to preserve the appearance of the French Republic and to show that after the French Revolution, the feudal system was abandoned and a nation state was created, with equal citizens as the subjects of their emperor. After January 1, 1809, the state was officially referred to as The French Empire. The title of "Emperor of the French" was supposed to demonstrate that Napoleon's coronation was not a restoration of the monarchy, but an introduction of a new political system: the French Empire. Napoleon's reign lasted until 22 June 1815, when he was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, exiled, and imprisoned on the island of Saint Helena, where he died on 5 May 1821. His reign was interrupted by the Bourbon Restoration of 1814 and his exile to Elba, from where he escaped less than a year later to reclaim the throne, reigning as Emperor for another 111 days before his final defeat and exile. Taking the title "emperor" also emphasized that the will of the citizens of France was equal in sovereignty to anyone's, and especially to what had been until this time the highest sovereignty in the Western world: the (Holy) Roman Emperor derived from the ancient Roman Emperors, and whose sovereignty stemmed from God, as indicated by his coronation by the Pope. Less than a year after the 1851 French coup d'etat by Napoleon's nephew Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, which ended in the successful dissolution of the French National Assembly, the French Second Republic was transformed into the Second French Empire, established by a referendum on 7 November 1852. President Bonaparte, elected by the French people, officially became Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, from the symbolic and historic date of 2 December 1852. His rule would de facto end on July 28, 1870 - the power of the head of state was transferred to his wife Eugenie de Montijo who would rule as empress regent of France while Napoleon III left with his army. His reign would nominally continue until 4 September 1870, as he was officially deposed after his defeat and capture at the Battle of Sedan during the Franco-Prussian War. In March of 1871, he would be released from Prussian custody and exiled to the United Kingdom, where he died on January 9, 1873. Since the death of Napoleon III's only son, Louis-Napoleon in 1879, the House of Bonaparte has had a number of claimants to the French throne. As of 2024, the current claimant is Charles, Prince Napoleon, who became head of the House of Bonaparte on May 3, 1997. His position is challenged by his son, Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon, who was named as heir in his late grandfather's testament. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/desiree-1954-dvd-marlon-brando-as-napoleon-jean-sim1954.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: The Siege Of Vicksburg American Civil War DVD MP4 Download USB Drive
Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1863: The American Civil War (The Civil War, The War Between The States): The Western Theater Of The American Civil War: The Vicksburg Campaign: The Siege Of Vicksburg: -- The final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign begins with The Siege Of Vicksburg (May 18 - July 4, 1863) against the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. The successful ending of the Vicksburg Campaign significantly degraded the ability of the Confederacy to maintain its war effort. The Confederate surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 is sometimes considered, when combined with Gen. Robert E. Lee's defeat at Gettysburg by Maj. Gen. George Meade, the turning point of the war. It cut off the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas from the rest of the Confederate States, effectively splitting the Confederacy in two for the duration of the war. The Union victory also permanently severed communication between the Trans-Mississippi Department and the balance of the Confederacy. Lincoln called Vicksburg "The key to the war." On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-siege-of-vicksburg-american-civil-war-dvd-mp4-download-usb-driv4.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18 [O.S. May 6], 1868: #BOTD: Nicholas II Of Russia, also known as Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov, known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas The Passion-Bearer, the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from November 1, 1894 until his forced abdication on March 15, 1917 (d. July 17, 1918) is #born Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov in the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire, south of Saint Petersburg. His reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire from one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse. He was given the nickname Nicholas the Bloody by his political adversaries due to the Khodynka Tragedy, anti-Semitic pogroms, Bloody Sunday, the violent suppression of the 1905 Russian Revolution, the executions of political opponents, and his perceived responsibility for the Russo-Japanese War. Soviet historians portray Nicholas as a weak and incompetent leader whose decisions led to military defeats and the deaths of millions of his subjects. Russia was defeated in the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War which saw the annihilation of the Russian Baltic Fleet at the Battle Of Tsushima, the loss of Russian influence over Manchuria and Korea, and the Japanese annexation of South Sakhalin. The Anglo-Russian Entente was designed to counter the German Empire's attempts to gain influence in the Middle East, but it ended the Great Game of confrontation between Russia and the United Kingdom. Nicholas approved the Russian mobilization on July 30, 1914 which led to Germany declaring war on Russia on August 1, 1914. It is estimated that around 3.3 million Russians were killed in the First World War. The Imperial Russian Army's severe losses, the High Command's incompetent management of the war efforts, and the lack of food and supplies on the Home Front were the leading causes of the fall of the House of Romanov. Following the February Revolution of 1917, Nicholas abdicated on behalf of himself and his son. He and his family were imprisoned and transferred to Tobolsk in late summer 1917. On April 30, 1918, Nicholas, Alexandra, and his mother Marie were handed over to the local Ural Soviet in Ekaterinburg; the rest of the captives followed on May 23. Nicholas and his family were eventually murdered by their Bolshevik guards on the night of July 16/17, 1918. The remains of the imperial family were re-interred in St. Petersburg 80 years later on July 17, 1998. In 1981, Nicholas, his wife, and their children were recognized as martyrs by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in New York City. On August 15, 2000, they were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church as passion bearers, commemorating believers who face death in a Christ-like manner. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/peter-ustinov39s-russia-dvds-complete-6-part-tv-series-2-d3962.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Bertrand Russell: Face To Face Interview MP4 Video Download Or DVD
Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1872: #BOTD: #HBD! Bertrand Russell, British philosopher, logician, mathematician, public intellectual and Nobel Prize In Literatue recipient who influenced mathematics, logic, set theory, and various areas of analytic philosophy, free love advocate (d. February 2, 1970) is #born at Ravenscroft, a country house in Trellech, Monmouthshire, South-East Wales into an influential and liberal family of the British aristocracy; although he was born in Monmouthshire, and died in Penrhyndeudraeth ("PEN-DREN-DAY-dryth"), Merionethshire, both in Wales, Russell identified as English. Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell's parents were Viscount and Viscountess Amberley. Both were early advocates of birth control at a time when this was considered scandalous. Lord Amberley consented to his wife's relationship with their children's tutor, the biologist Douglas Spalding. Lord Amberley, a deist, asked the philosopher John Stuart Mill to act as Russell's secular godfather. Mill died the year after Russell's birth, but his writings later influenced Russell's life. Bertrand Russell was one of the early 20th century's prominent logicians and a founder of analytic philosophy, along with his predecessor Gottlob Frege, his friend and colleague G. E. Moore, and his student and protege Ludwig Wittgenstein. Russell with Moore led the British "revolt against idealism". Together with his former teacher Alfred North Whitehead, Russell wrote Principia Mathematica, a milestone in the development of classical logic and a major attempt to reduce the whole of mathematics to logic (Logicism). Russell's article "On Denoting" has been considered a "paradigm of philosophy". Russell was educated at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, where he graduated in 1893. He was a pacifist who championed anti-imperialism and chaired the England-based India League. He went to prison for his pacifism during the First World War, and he initially supported appeasing Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, before changing his view in 1943, describing war as a necessary "lesser of two evils". In the wake of the Second World War, he welcomed American global hegemony in preference to either Soviet hegemony or no (or ineffective) world leadership, even if it were to come at the cost of using their nuclear weapons. He would later criticise Stalinist totalitarianism, condemn the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War, and become an outspoken proponent of nuclear disarmament. In 1950 Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought". He was also the recipient of the De Morgan Medal (1932), Sylvester Medal (1934), Kalinga Prize (1957), and Jerusalem Prize (1963). Bertrand Russell died of influenza just after 8 pm at his home in Penrhyndeudraeth, aged 97. His body was cremated on February 5, 1970 in Colwyn Bay, a town Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea, with five people present. In accordance with his will, there was no religious ceremony but one minute's silence; his ashes were later scattered over the Welsh mountains.] On October 23, 1970, his will was published showing he had left an estate valued at 69,423 PS (equivalent to 1.4M PS in 2023). In 1980, a memorial to Russell was commissioned by a committee including the philosopher A. J. Ayer. It consists of a bust of Russell in Red Lion Square in London sculpted by Marcelle Quinton. #BertrandRussell #Philosophers #Logicians #Mathematicians #PublicIntellectuals #Intellectuals #NobelPrizeRecipients #NobelPrizeInLiteratue #NobelPrizeInLiteratueRecipients #Mathematics #Logic #SetTheory #Philosophy #AnalyticPhilosophy #Logicism #JohnFreeman #JohnFreemanBritishPolitician #FaceToFace #FaceToFaceBritishTVProgram #FaceToFaceBritishTVProgramme #MP4 #VideoDownload #DVD On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/bertrand-russell-face-to-face-interview-mp4-video-download-or-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: The Road To Brown: Battle Against Plessy v Ferguson DVD Download USB
Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1896: Anti-Black Racism: Anti-Black Racism In The United States: Racial Segregation: Jim Crow Laws: Separate But Equal: The Nadir Of American Race Relations (1877/1890 - 1901/1923/1941 [Dates Disputed]): Plessy V. Ferguson: -- In what is widely regarded as the worst decision in U.S. Supreme Court history, the United States Supreme Court issues a 7-1 decision that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional, stating that although the Fourteenth Amendment established the legal equality of whites and blacks, it did not and could not require the elimination of all "distinctions based upon color". Justice John Marshall Harlan was the lone dissenter from the Court's decision, writing that the U.S. Constitution "is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens", and so the law's distinguishing of passengers' races should have been found unconstitutional. Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal". The decision legitimized the many state laws re-establishing racial segregation that had been passed in the American South after the end of the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877). The underlying case began in 1892 when Homer Plessy, a mixed-race resident of New Orleans, deliberately violated Louisiana's Separate Car Act of 1890, which required "equal, but separate" railroad accommodations for white and non-white passengers. Plessy was charged with boarding a "whites-only" car, and his lawyers petitioned Judge John Howard Ferguson to throw out the case on the grounds that the law was unconstitutional. Ferguson overruled Plessy's petition, and the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld Ferguson's ruling. Plessy then appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. On May 18 1896, in an opinion written by Justice Henry Billings Brown, the Supreme Court ruled against Plessy, stating that the Louisiana law did not violate either the Thirteenth or the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Court rejected Plessy's lawyers' arguments that the Louisiana law inherently implied that black people were inferior, and gave great deference to American state legislatures' inherent power to make laws regulating health, safety, and morals - the "police power" - and to determine the reasonableness of the laws they passed. Despite its infamy, the decision has never been explicitly overruled. But a series of the Court's later decisions, beginning with the 1954 decision Brown v. Board of Education - which held that the "separate but equal" doctrine is unconstitutional in the context of public schools and educational facilities - have so severely weakened an annulled Plessy to the point that it is considered to have been de facto overruled. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-road-to-brown-battle-against-plessy-v-ferguson-dvd-download-usb.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1897: #BOTD: #HBD! Frank Capra, Sicilian American Hollywood director, producer and writer (d. September 3, 1991) is #born Francesco Rosario Capra in Palermo, Sicily. Frank Russell Capra was the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American dream personified.". Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Oscars from his six nominations as Best Director, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories. Among his leading films were It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take It with You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Capra was nominated as Best Director and as producer for Academy Award for Best Picture on all three films, winning both awards on the first two. During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the Why We Fight series. After World War II, Capra's career declined as his later films, such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946), performed poorly when they were first released. In ensuing decades, however, It's a Wonderful Life and other Capra films were revisited favorably by critics. His quintessential American films were affectionate portrayals of the common man and examined the strengths and foibles of American democracy. Outside of directing, Capra was active in the film industry, engaging in various political and social issues. He served as President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, worked alongside the Screenwriters Guild, and was head of the Directors Guild of America. Best known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), It Happened One Night (1934) and You Can't Take It with You (1938). Frank Capra died of a heart attack in his sleep at his La Quinta, California home, aged 94. He was interred at Coachella Valley Public Cemetery in Coachella, California. He left part of his 1,100-acre (445 ha) ranch in Fallbrook, California, to the California Institute of Technology, to be used as a retreat center. Capra's personal papers and some film-related materials are contained in the Wesleyan University Cinema Archives, which allows scholars and media experts full access. He is buried at Coachella Valley Public Cemetery in Coachella, California. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/why-we-fight-dvds-all-8-episodes-of-all-7-films-5-di875.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Rhythm And Blues Revue (1955) DVD, MP4 Video Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, May 18, 2026

(NOTE: #JCKaelin here: My father's life was rocked (and rolled) when he first heard Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle And Roll" play on the radio as an eighteen-year-old in 1954. It confirmed him as a rock and roll fan in general, and of authentic black rhythm and blues in particular. He understood the risque lyrics for what they were, and so, she thought, did his mother. After he succeeded in purchasing a 78 RPM record of the song by mail, she heard him play it, burst into his room, and broke it, exclaiming "I know what those lyrics mean! He's really singing "Shake Marilyn Monroe!" He wasn't, of course, but it is a great example of how many white parents reacted to the black music their children were beginning to listen to at the time ;) ) ========= May 18, 1911: #BOTD: #HBD! Big Joe Turner, African American blues shouter, rhythm and blues/jazz singer from Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1985) is #born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." His greatest fame was due to his rock-and-roll recordings in the 1950s, particularly his landmark "Shake, Rattle and Roll", but his career as a performer, particularly as a jazz singer in Kansas City, endured from the 1920s into the 1980s. Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, with the Hall lauding him as "the brawny voiced 'Boss of the Blues'". Shake, Rattle and Roll was rock and roll's breakthrough song to the general public. It is a twelve bar blues-form song, written in 1954 by Jesse Stone under his songwriting pseudonym of Charles E. Calhoun. In early 1954, Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records suggested to Stone that he write an up-tempo blues for Turner. Stone played around with various phrases before coming up with "shake, rattle and roll". However, the phrase had been used in earlier songs. In 1910, vaudeville performer "Baby" Franklin Seals published "You Got to Shake, Rattle and Roll", a ragtime tune about gambling with dice, in New Orleans; in 1919, Al Bernard recorded a version of the song. The phrase is also heard in "Roll the Bones" by the Excelsior Quartette in 1922. Turner's version was recorded in New York City on February 15, 1954. The shouting chorus on his version consisted of Jesse Stone, and record label executives Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun. The saxophone solo was by Sam "The Man" Taylor. Other players included McHouston "Mickey" Baker ("Love is Strange") on guitar and drummer Connie Kay (later from the Modern Jazz Quartet). Turner's recording was released in April 1954, reached number one on the U.S. Billboard R & B chart on June 12, did not move for three weeks, and peaked at number 22, nearly at the same time, on the Billboard pop chart (subsequently billed as the Billboard Hot 100). The song, in its original incarnation, is highly sexual. Perhaps its most salacious lyric, which was absent from the later Bill Haley rendition, is "I've been holdin' it in, way down underneath / You make me roll my eyes, baby, make me grit my teeth". On the recording, Turner slurred the lyric "holdin' it in", since this line may have been considered too risque for publication. The chorus used "shake, rattle and roll" to refer to boisterous intercourse, in the same way that the words "rock and roll" were first used by numerous rhythm and blues singers, starting with Trixie Smith's "My Man Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)" in 1922, and continuing on prominently through the 1940s and 1950s. Stone stated that the line about "a one-eyed cat peepin' in a seafood store" was suggested to him by Atlantic session drummer Sam "Baby" Lovett, which is also a sly sexual reference, the "one-eyed cat" being the male organ and the more traditional "seafood" reference being the female organ. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/rhythm-and-blues-revue-dvd-1955-apollo-theater-tv-1955.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1912: #BOTD: #HBD! Perry Como, nicknamed "Mr. C.", American singer, actor and television personality (d. May 12, 2001) is #born Pierino Ronald Como in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, the seventh of 13 children and the first American-born child of Italian immigrants Pietro Como (1877-1945) and Lucia Travaglini (1883-1961), who both emigrated to the US in 1910 from the Abruzzese town of Palena, Italy. Perry Como did not begin speaking English until he entered school, since the Comos spoke Italian at home. The family had a second-hand organ that his father had bought for 3 bucks; as soon as Como was able to toddle, he would head to the instrument, pump the bellows, and play music that he had heard. During a career spanning more than half a century, Perry Como recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing with the label in 1943, selling millions of records and pioneering a weekly musical variety television show. His weekly television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world. In the official RCA Records Billboard magazine memorial, his life was summed up in these few words: "50 years of music and a life well lived. An example to all." Como received five Emmys from 1955 to 1959, a Christopher Award (1956) and shared a Peabody Award with good friend Jackie Gleason in 1956. He was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 1990 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1987. Posthumously, Como received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, and he was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006. He has the distinction of having three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio, television, and music. Perry Como died in his sleep at his home in Jupiter Inlet Colony, Florida, six days before his 89th birthday. He was reported to have suffered from symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Como's older son, Ronnie, and his daughter, Terri, could not agree on their interpretations of Como's 1999 living will and it became a matter for the courts in the year before his death. His funeral Mass took place at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Palm Beach, Florida. Como and his wife, Roselle, are buried at Riverside Memorial Park, Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Florida. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/paul-winchell-and-jerry-mahoney-2-dual-layer-dvd-se2.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1917: The European Civil War: World War I: The First European War (The European Theater Of World War I): The Western Front Of World War I: The United States In World War I: The Selective Service Act Of 1917: -- The President of the United States, and thereby the Federal government of the United States, is granted the power to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription with the passage of The Selective Service Act Of 1917. It was envisioned in December 1916 and brought to President Woodrow Wilson's attention shortly after the break in relations with Germany in February 1917. The Act itself was drafted by then Captain (later Brigadier General) Hugh S. Johnson after the United States entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. The Act was canceled with the end of the war on November 11, 1918. The Act was upheld as constitutional by the United States Supreme Court in 1918. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/world-war-1-robert-ryan-4-dual-layer-dvds-26-episode-tv-se1426.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1922: #BOTD: #HBD! Bill Macy, American television, film and stage actor, best known for his role in the CBS television series Maude (1972-1978) (d. October 17, 2019) is #born Wolf Martin Garber in Revere, Massachusetts, the son of Mollie (nee Friedopfer; 1889-1986) and Michael Garber (1884-1974), a manufacturer. He was raised Jewish in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Samuel J. Tilden High School he served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946 with the 594th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, stationed in the Philippines, Japan and New Guinea. He worked as a cab driver for a decade before being cast as Walter Matthau's understudy in Once More, with Feeling on Broadway in 1958. He portrayed a cab driver on the soap opera The Edge of Night in 1966. Macy was an original cast member of the 1969-1972 Off-Broadway sensation Oh! Calcutta!, performing in the show from 1969 to 1971. He later appeared in the 1972 movie version of the musical. Of appearing fully nude with the rest of the cast in the stage show, he said, "The nudity didn't bother me. I'm from Brooklyn." Macy performed on the P.D.Q. Bach album The Stoned Guest (1970). Appreciating Macy's comedic skills off Broadway, Norman Lear brought him to Hollywood, where he first got a small part as a police officer in All In The Family. He was cast in the role of Walter Findlay, the long-suffering husband of the title character on the 1970s television sitcom Maude, starring Bea Arthur. The show ran for six seasons from 1972 to 1978. Strangers on the street often called him "Mr. Maude", consoling him for having such a difficult wife. "I used to tell them that people like that really existed," Macy explained. In 1986, Macy was a guest on the fourth episode of L.A. Law, playing an older man whose young wife wants a music career. Macy appeared in the television movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987) as banker Richard Wilson. He occasionally appeared on Seinfeld as one of the residents of the Florida retirement community where Jerry Seinfeld's parents lived. Macy made a guest appearance as a patient on Chicago Hope and as an aging gambler on the series Las Vegas. Macy's last television role occurred in a 2010 episode of Jada Pinkett Smith's series Hawthorne. Macy appeared as the jury foreman in The Producers in 1967, with the memorable sole line "We find the defendants incredibly guilty". Other memorable roles include the co-inventor of the "Opti-Grab" in the 1979 Steve Martin comedy The Jerk and as the head television writer in My Favourite Year (1982). Other film credits included roles in Death at Love House (1976), The Late Show (1977), Serial (1980), Movers & Shakers (1985), Bad Medicine (1985), Tales from the Darkside (1985 - "Lifebomb" episode), Sibling Rivalry (1990), The Doctor (1991), Me Myself & I (1992), Analyze This (1999), Surviving Christmas (2004), The Holiday (2006), and Mr. Woodcock (2007). Macy met his future wife, Samantha Harper, on the set of Oh! Calcutta! in 1969. In 1975, Macy and Samantha Harper Macy appeared on the game show Tattletales. They married in 1975. Macy died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 97; no cause was given. His body was cremated; the final disposition of his ashes are unknown. Norman Lear said of him "He was a rare and great comic actor. There was only one Bill Macy." On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-scarlett-o39hara-war-tv-movie-19391980.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1933: The Interwar Period (The Interbellum, Between The Wars): The Presidency Of Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Fireside Chats: The Great Depression: The Great Depression In The United States: The New Deal: The First New Deal (1933-1934): The Tennessee Valley Authority Act Of 1933 (The TVA Act): -- Just over two months after first taking office, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority. The TVA is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected by the Great Depression. Senator (R-Nebraska) was a strong sponsor of this project. TVA was envisioned not only as a provider, but also as a regional economic development agency that would use federal experts and rural electrification to help modernize the rural region's economy and society. TVA's service area covers most of Tennessee, portions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, and small slices of Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. It was the first large regional planning agency of the federal government and remains the largest. Under the leadership of David Lilienthal ("Mr. TVA"), the TVA became a model for the United States' later efforts to help modernize agrarian societies in the developing world. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/great-depression-films-2-dvd-se2.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1934: #BOTD: #HBD! Dwayne Hickman, American actor, vocalist and television executive, producer and director, who portrayed Chuck MacDonald, Bob Collins' girl-crazy teenaged nephew, in the 1950s The Bob Cummings Show, best known as the title character in the 1960s sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (d. January 9, 2022) is #born Dwayne Bernard Hickman in Los Angeles. Hickman was the younger brother of child actor Darryl Hickman and the older brother of Deidre Hickman. Hickman's first screen appearances were as an extra in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Men of Boys Town (1941), in which his brother Darryl was featured. Other early screen appearances were in the 1942 Our Gang comedy Melodies Old and New, Captain Eddie (1945), The Hoodlum Saint (1946), and Faithful in My Fashion (1946). In 1946, Hickman played young Chase in the movie The Secret Heart which starred Claudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon, Lionel Barrymore, and June Allyson. Hickman played different small roles in some of Columbia Pictures' eight-film "Rusty" series, about a boy and his valiant German Shepherd: The Return of Rusty (1946), For the Love of Rusty (1947), The Son of Rusty (1947), My Dog Rusty (1948), Rusty Leads the Way (1948), Rusty's Birthday (1949), and Rusty Saves a Life (1949). Heaven Only Knows (1947), in which he appeared, starred Bob Cummings, who would play a major role in Hickman's career. Hickman also appeared in Her Husband's Affairs (1948), The Boy with Green Hair (1948), The Sun Comes Up (1949), Mighty Joe Young (1949), and The Happy Years (1950), which starred Darryl. As a teen, Dwayne and Darryl guest-starred in a 1950 episode of The Lone Ranger titled "Two Gold Lockets". Hickman focused on his studies for a few more years, then returned to acting with appearances in Public Defender, The Loretta Young Show, Lux Video Theatre, and Waterfront. In 1955, Dwayne appeared in another Lone Ranger episode, titled "Sunstroke Mesa". Hickman gained wide notice as Chuck on The Bob Cummings Show from 1955 to 1959. At the time, he was studying at Loyola Marymount. Hickman was one of the early stars to have a breakout character in the series. Hickman considered Cummings a childhood television hero and had said that Cummings taught him everything he knew about acting. He worked with and was friends with Cummings throughout five seasons. While still on The Bob Cummings Show, Hickman guest-starred on other shows, such as The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and Men of Annapolis (alongside his brother). He also had a sizable film role in Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958). In 1958, Hickman was cast as the lead of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, which aired from 1959 to 1963. At the show's debut, the Dobie character was a teenager in high school, and Hickman was then 25 years old. He played Dobie for four years (with fellow former Loyola student Bob Denver as his sidekick Maynard G. Krebs). During the series' run, Hickman did the voice for Aladdin in 1001 Arabian Nights (1959). On June 23, 1960, Hickman appeared on The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. When Dobie Gillis ended, Hickman found himself stereotyped as a "youngster" when he was too old for such roles. He and Annette Funicello appeared together in an episode of the drama The Greatest Show on Earth, starring Jack Palance. He also guest-starred on Valentine's Day, Vacation Playhouse and Wagon Train. In 1965, Hickman appeared in the comedy film Cat Ballou with Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. Hickman signed a multi-picture deal with American International Pictures. For that studio he starred in Ski Party (1965) opposite Frankie Avalon; How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) with Funicello; and Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) with Avalon and Vincent Price. He also made a cameo in Sergeant Deadhead (1965). Hickman appeared in the episode "Run Sheep Run" on Combat! as a soldier who froze during an attack by a German machine gun nest. He had a supporting part in the 1967 comedy Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!. He starred in the 1967 pilot for We'll Take Manhattan and the 1968 pilot for Missy's Men, but neither was picked up for broadcast. Hickman also appeared as a guest panelist on Match Game in 1975. He guest-starred on Vacation Playhouse; Ironside; Insight; The Flying Nun; My Friend Tony; Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color ("My Dog, the Thief"); Mod Squad; Love, American Style; Karen; Kolchak: The Night Stalker; Perry Mason; and Ellery Queen. He reprised his most famous role in Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?, a one-shot pilot, and appeared in the TV movie Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready (1977). Hickman found his future in entertainment behind the scenes, becoming involved in production roles. From 1977 to 1988, Hickman served as a programming executive at CBS. He took time out for a cameo in the TV movie High School U.S.A. (1983). Hickman reprised his role of Dobie in the TV movie Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988). His autobiography is titled Forever Dobie.[11] That year, he guest-starred on Win, Lose or Draw. In the late 1980s, Hickman turned to directing episodic TV, doing episodes of Duet; Charles in Charge; Open House; Designing Women; Get a Life; Head of the Class; Harry and the Hendersons; and Sister, Sister. He still occasionally acted, appearing in Murder, She Wrote, and A Night at the Roxbury (1998). He had a semi-regular role on the TV series Clueless. He could be seen in Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History and Angels with Angles (2005). Hickman was married three times. His first two marriages, to Carol Christensen and Joanne Papile, ended in divorce. He and his third wife, Joan Roberts, were married for 39 years until his death. He had two sons, one from his first marriage and one from his third. After retirement, he devoted his time to creating personalized paintings. Dwayne Hickman died from complications of Parkinson's disease in Los Angeles, California at the age of 87. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/lost-tv-pilots-6-laughmakers-dobie-gillis-paul-revere-dean-jone6.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1944: The European Civil War: World War II: The Second European War (The European Theater Of World War II): The Mediterranean And Middle East Theater Of World War II: The Italian Campaign Of World War II (The Liberation Of Italy): The Battle Of Monte Cassino (The Battle For Rome): Operation Diadem (The Fourth Battle Of Monte Cassino, The Battle Of The Liri Valley): -- The final battle for Monte Cassino concludes after the seven days fighting of Operation Diadem as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino in the face of a daring Polish II Corps attack that caused the German position to collapse, causing the Germans to fall back from the Gustav Line to the Hitler Line some 10 miles to their rear. The Battle of Monte Cassino, also known as The Battle For Rome and The Battle For Cassino, was a costly series of four assaults by the Allies against the Winter Line in Italy held by Axis forces during the Italian Campaign of World War II. The intention was a breakthrough to Rome. Monte Cassino, a historic hilltop abbey founded in AD 529 by Benedict of Nursia, dominated the nearby town of Cassino and the entrances to the Liri and Rapido valleys. Lying in a protected historic zone, it had been left unoccupied by the Germans, although they manned some positions set into the steep slopes below the abbey's walls. Repeated pinpoint artillery attacks on Allied assault troops caused their leaders to conclude the abbey was being used by the Germans as an observation post, at the least. Fears escalated along with casualties and in spite of a lack of clear evidence, it was marked for destruction. On 15 February American bombers dropped 1,400 tons of high explosives, creating widespread damage. The raid failed to achieve its objective, as German paratroopers occupied the rubble and established excellent defensive positions amid the ruins. Between 17 January and 18 May, Monte Cassino and the Gustav defences were assaulted four times by Allied troops, the last involving twenty divisions attacking along a twenty-mile front. The German defenders were finally driven from their positions, but at a high cost. The capture of Monte Cassino resulted in 55,000 Allied casualties, with German losses being far fewer, estimated at around 20,000 killed and wounded. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-battle-of-monte-cassino-dvd-world-war-ii-documentaries.html

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May 18, 1946: #BOTD: #HBD! Reggie Jackson, African American professional baseball right fielder and sportscaster, is #born Reginald Martinez Jackson in the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, just north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and California Angels. Jackson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993. Jackson was nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason with the Athletics and the Yankees. He helped Oakland win five consecutive American League West divisional titles, three consecutive American League pennants and three consecutive World Series titles, from 1972 to 1974. Jackson helped New York win four American League East divisional pennants, three American League pennants and two consecutive World Series titles, in 1977 and 1978. He also helped the California Angels win two AL West divisional titles in 1982 and 1986. Jackson hit three consecutive home runs at Yankee Stadium in the clinching game six of the 1977 World Series. Jackson hit 563 career home runs and was an American League (AL) All-Star for 14 seasons. He won two Silver Slugger Awards, the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1973, two World Series MVP Awards, and the Babe Ruth Award in 1977. The Yankees and Athletics retired his team uniform number in 1993 and 2004. Jackson currently serves as a special advisor to the Houston Astros. Jackson led his teams to first place ten times over his 21-year career. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/wpix-at-40-channel-11-nyc-1988-tv-retrospec40111988.html

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May 18, 1949: #BOTD: #HBD! Rick Wakeman, English keyboardist and composer best known as a former member of the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004, and for his solo albums released in the 1970s, is #born Richard Christopher Wakeman in Perivale in West London, Middlesex, England, where he was raised. Richard Christopher Wakeman CBE quit his studies at the Royal College of Music in 1969 to become a full-time session musician. His early sessions included "Space Oddity", among other tracks, for David Bowie, and songs by Elton John, Marc Bolan, Cat Stevens, and Lou Reed. In 1970 Wakeman joined the folk rock group The Strawbs, during which his virtuosity gained national press coverage. He left in 1971 to join Yes, with whom he played on some of their most influential albums across two stints until 1980. During this time Wakeman began a solo career in 1973 and became an iconic and prominent figure in progressive rock. His highest-selling and most acclaimed albums are his first three: The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973), the UK number-one Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974), and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975), all concept albums. In 1974 he formed his band, The English Rock Ensemble, with which he toured worldwide and continues to perform, and went on to score his first major film, Lisztomania (1975). Wakeman had uneven success in the next two decades following a change in musical fashion and financial issues from two divorces. His most popular album was the conceptual rocker 1984 (1981), which was followed by the minor pop hit single "Glory Boys" from Silent Nights (1985). He expanded into other areas such as hosting the television show Gastank, composing for television and film, forming record labels, and producing his first New-age, ambient, and Christian music with Country Airs (1986) and The Gospels (1987), respectively. In 1989 he reunited with former Yes bandmates for Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, which led to his third period in the group until 1992. Wakeman's most significant album of the 1990s was Return to the Centre of the Earth (1999), his first UK Top 40 album in 18 years, and his piano album Piano Portraits (2017) produced his first UK Top 10 album since 1975. Starting in 2009, Wakeman revisited his three hit albums of the 1970s by performing them live with new and expanded arrangements. From 2016 to 2020, Wakeman was a member of Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman. He continues to record albums and perform concerts worldwide in various capacities; his most recent album is A Gallery of the Imagination (2022). Wakeman's discography includes over 90 solo albums spanning a range of musical styles. He has also gained notoriety for his appearances on the television programs Live at Jongleurs, Countdown, Grumpy Old Men, and Watchdog, and for his radio show on Planet Rock that aired from 2005 to 2010. Wakeman has written an autobiography and two memoirs. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes. He was awarded a CBE for his services to music and broadcasting in 2021. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/rock-uk-british-invasion-rock-1960s119601980.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1950: #BOTD: #HBD! Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, author, visual artist and painter, best known as a founder member of the new wave band Devo, is #born Mark Allen Mothersbaugh in Akron, Ohio. Mothersbaugh's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead singer and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, which released a Top 20 hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It". The band has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Mothersbaugh is one of the main composers of Devo's music and made major lyrical contributions to the band's songs. He is one of only two members (along with bass player Gerald Casale) who have been with Devo throughout its entire history. In addition to his work with Devo, Mothersbaugh has made music for television series, films and video games via his production company, Mutato Muzika, most notably as the composer for the popular long-running animated series Rugrats for its entire 13-year run, as well as all three theatrical films. He has also had a solo career which has included four studio albums: Muzik for Insomniaks, Muzik for the Gallery, Joyeux Mutato and The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World. In 2004, he was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the BMI Film and TV Awards for his significant contributions to film and television music. Additionally, Mothersbaugh was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Kent State University in 2008. His lifelong interest in creating multimedia art pieces has resulted in gallery exhibitions of items such as his "Beautiful Mutants" photograph series, postcard diaries, art rugs, sculptures and musical instruments created from salvaged organ pipes and bird vocalizations. He has married twice and is the father of two adopted children. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/music-documentaries-iii-dvd-video-pioneers-tom-waits-turtles.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1955: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Cold War In Asia: The Aftermath Of The First Indochina War (1946-1954) (The Indochina War, The Anti-French Resistance War, The French-Indochina War): Vietnamese Migration: The 1954-1955 Great Migration: South Vietnam-United States Relations: Operation Passage To Freedom: -- The United States Navy concludes its two-year assistance in the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War. The French and other countries may have transported a further 500,000. In the wake of the French defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the Geneva Accords of 1954 decided the fate of French Indochina after eight years of war between French Union forces and the Viet Minh, which sought Vietnamese independence. The accords resulted in the partition of Vietnam at the 17th parallel north, with Ho Chi Minh's communist Viet Minh in control of the north and the French-backed State of Vietnam in the south. The agreements allowed a 300-day period of grace, beginning on July 17, 1954 and ending on May 18, 1955, in which people could move freely between the two Vietnams before the border was sealed. The partition was intended to be temporary, pending elections in 1956 to reunify the country under a national government. Between 600,000 and one million northerners moved south, including more than 200,000 French citizens and soldiers in the French army while between 14,000 - 45,000 civilians and approximately 100,000 Viet Minh fighters moved in the opposite direction. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/vietnam-the-10000-day-war-4-dual-layer-dvds-all-13-10000413.html

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Today, May 18, 2026

May 18, 1974: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: Nuclear Warfare: Nuclear Weapons Testing: Indian Nuclear Warfare: Nuclear Weapons Testing: Operation Smiling Buddha (Operation Happy Krishna): -- India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon, becoming the sixth nation to do so. Officially designated by India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as Pokhran-I, this test involved an atomic bomb (a-bomb) with the strength of 8-10 kilotons of TNT detonated by the Indian Army under the supervision of several key Indian generals at the Pokhran Test Range (PTR), an army base in Rajasthan, a state in northern India. Pokhran-I was also the first confirmed nuclear weapons test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Officially, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) claimed this test was a "peaceful nuclear explosion", but it was an accelerated nuclear programme. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/war-and-peace-in-the-nuclear-age-dvd-set-tv-series-7-disc7.html

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Today, May 18, 2026
May 18: National Marvin Day: -- Today's a day meant for celebrating anyone named Marvin in the world. The name 'Marvin' is predominantly masculine and is of Welsh origin. It was derived from the Welsh name 'Mervyn.' The name means 'Sea Hill' and has been a neglected name for a while now, even though it was the first name of one of the greatest musicians to ever live, Marvin Gaye. In the United States, the name rose in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century and peaked in the early 1930s. The short form of the name is 'Marv.' The name 'Marvin' gradually rose in the 19th Century and peaked in the 1930s but since then has seen a decline. Its peak period was when Music legend Marvin Gaye was also born. Alternatives for the name include Mervin, Marvyn, and Marwin. The female version of Marvin is 'Marva,' which is in way less usage when compared to Marvin. The name 'Marvin' is ranked 293rd out of the most popular names in the United States with an estimated population of 234,468 and is mostly used as a first name with a prevalence rate of 94%. Drawing conclusions from the Social Security Administration's database that analyzes names based on 100 years of data, about 73.53 people are bearing the name Marvin in every 100,000 people. The data also shows that Marvin is used as a masculine name 99% of the time! When comparing the population of people named Marvin based on race, it is dominated by Caucasians. Caucasians take about 77.7%, African Americans about 13.6%, Hispanics 5.2%, Asian or Pacific Islander 1.4%, Mixed races 1.4%, and American Indian or Alaskan Natives make up 0.6% of the population. In the United States of America, the state with the most people named Marvin is California where about 21,322 people bear the name. The state where you are most likely to meet someone named Marvin is Iowa. In Iowa, in every 100,000 Iowans you meet, about 166.31 will be named Marvin. https://store.earthstation1.com/global-rivals-history-of-cold-war-w-mavin-kalb-dvd-mp4-usb-driv4.html

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May 18: National No Dirty Dishes Day: -- Whether you're a mother, father, sister, brother, or roommate, no one likes dirty dishes! A holiday most likely created by an upset parent, National No Dirty Dishes Day has sinks around the world rejoicing at the thought of having a light workload and a clear space on this day. So keep sinks happy, and do your part by saying, "NO" to dirty dishes. Give yourself a break from the drudgery of dishes for one day, by eating only food that don't create dirty dishes. Order in, and use disposable containers and cutlery. If there's anything that ruins a delicious and enjoyable meal it's having to do dishes afterward. Wouldn't it be great if there was a day that you didn't have to do any dishes? Thankfully that's the purpose of National No Dirty Dishes Day! You can head out to eat at a local restaurant rather than cooking at home or just decide to use disposable dishes and silverware. Either way, the goal is to not do any dishes on National No Dirty Dishes Day! Disposable dishes aren't exactly a recent innovation. The paper plate was first invented in 1867 by a man by the name of Hermann Henschel. While it was a matter of convenience at the time, it became a matter of public health in 1908. During this era, tuberculosis was a serious problem. When Dr. Samuel J Crumbine saw one of his patients drinking from the common water source he knew something had to change. He developed a movement to eliminate common utensils being used at public sources. This led inventors Hugh Moore and Lawrence Luellen to create one of the most popular disposable cups today, the Dixie Cup. This innovation led to an explosion in disposable dishware including disposable bowls and plates, paper wrappers for food, and wooden cutlery. These quickly became the common way to feed people who were working at remote locations like bridges, dams, and roads. The 1940s saw a boom in defense factories, and disposable dishes were used to feed the workers there. Restaurants, the other option for National No Dirty Dishes Day, have been around for as long as humans have gathered. The convenience of having someone else make your food and not having to clean up afterward was a huge draw to these businesses. The ability to socialize with others while enjoying a meal was also significant. https://store.earthstation1.com/tv-commercials-the-cable-age-classics-i-dvd.html

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May 18: Mother Whistler Day: -- This is NOT a celebration of the mother of American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (whom this day takes its name from) -- rather, it's a day to celebrate whistling! Most people can whistle, however, not everyone can. You might ask why celebrate something like whistling? Well, because why not? Life is too short to choose not to celebrate things, especially things that if done well can be a melodious sound. Whistling is emitting a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth and has been used in movies, songs, and other arts. James Abbot McNeil Whistler was an American artist who began painting the portrait of his mother when the model he had scheduled to paint unexpectedly didn't arrive. It then turned out to be one of the most popular paintings in the world. It is one of the few paintings done by an American artist but does not reside in America. The painting is called Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1 and now resides at Musee d'Orsay in Paris, having been bought by the French state in 1891.The subject of the painting is Whistler's mother, Anna McNeill Whistler. The painting is 56.81 by 63.94 inches (1,443 mm _ 1,624 mm) and she posed for the painting while living in London with her son at Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. The work was shown at the 104th Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Art in London (1872), after coming close to being rejected by the Academy. The work became so popular, attracting several imitators and featuring in Paris's Musee du Luxembourg when Whistler pawned it. After popular philosopher, Thomas Carlyle viewed the painting, he agreed to sit for a similar composition and was titled Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2, making the previous painting Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 1 by default. The Mother Whistler has featured in music and movies, making appearances over the years in movies like "Bean" in 1997 and Will Smith's "I Am Legend" in 2007, amongst a host of others. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-whistler-radio-mp3-dvd-complete-broadcast3.html

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May 18, 1860: The American Civil War (The Civil War, The War Between The States): The 1860 United States Presidential Election: The 1860 Republican National Convention: -- Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary Of State. The 1860 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that met May 16-18 in Chicago, Illinois. It was held to nominate the Republican Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election. The convention selected former representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for president and Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine for vice president. Entering the 1860 convention, Senator William H. Seward of New York was generally regarded as the front-runner, but Lincoln, Governor Salmon P. Chase of Ohio, former representative Edward Bates of Missouri, and Senator Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania all commanded support from a significant share of delegates. Seward led on the first ballot but fell short of a majority, while Lincoln finished in a strong second place. Cameron's delegates shifted to Lincoln on the second ballot, leaving Lincoln essentially tied with Seward. Lincoln clinched the nomination on the third ballot after consolidating support from more delegates who had backed candidates other than Seward. Hamlin was nominated on the second vice presidential ballot, defeating Cassius Clay of Kentucky (after whom fellow Kentuckian Muhammad Ali was named) and several other candidates. The ticket of Lincoln and Hamlin went on to win the 1860 general election. After taking office in 1861, Lincoln appointed all four of his major opponents to his cabinet: Seward for Secretary Of State, Chase for Secretary Of The Treasury (and later for chief justice), Bates for Attorney General, and Cameron for Secretary Of War. It was Lincoln's election as president on November 6, 1860 that immediately precipitated The American Civil War. https://store.earthstation1.com/abraham-lincoln-documentaries-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Unauthorized Biography: Richard Nixon DVD, Video Download, USB Drive
Today, May 18, 2026
May 18, 1971: The Civil Rights Movement: The Post-Civil Rights Era (1969-Present): The Congressional Black Caucus: The Sixty-One Demands Of The Congressional Black Caucus: -- President Richard Nixon, who had a March 25, 1971 meeting with all thirteen founders of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), a meeting Nixon refused having for a year (resulting in the caucus boycotting his 1971 State Of The Union Address), a meeting held five days prior to caucus formally founding itself -- issues a 112 page response to the 61 demands made by the CBC caucus (initially reported as only being 60; the National Archives records 61) in their 32 page proposal, rejecting some of their major proposals but saying he agreed with several others. The CBC's boycott of Nixon's SOTU address, which the CBC said was their response to Nixon's demonstrated disregard of African American interests, resulted in a lot of media attention, and forced Nixon to meet with them. The CBC's recommendations were plans to eradicate racism, provide quality housing, and promote engagement of African Americans in government. The thirteen founding members (Shirley Chisholm, Bill Clay, George W. Collins, John Conyers, Ron Dellums, Charles Diggs, Augustus F. Hawkins, Ralph Metcalfe, Parren Mitchell, Robert N.C. Nix Sr., Charles Rangel, Louis Stokes, and Walter E. Fauntroy) presented the president with a package of demands for aid to minorities. Their proposal resulted not only with rejection by the president, but also they and all other off the members of the caucus were thereafter included on Nixon's master list of political opponents. This secret list was compiled by Nixon's Presidential Counselor Charles Colson, and was an expansion of the original Nixon's Enemies List of 20 key people considered opponents of President Richard Nixon, which contained 220 people and organizations..The master list was compiled in mid-1971 in Charles Colson's office and sent in memorandum form to John Dean. On June 27, 1973, Dean provided to the Senate Watergate Committee this updated "master list" of political opponents. The original list had multiple sections, including a section for "Black Congressmen". The purpose of the list was, according to the list, to "use the available Federal machinery to screw political enemies." One such scheme involved using the Internal Revenue Service to harass people on the list. Nixon rejected the group's proposal for welfare payments of 6,500 USD, saying his own proposed program "combines a more realistic payment level with fiscal responsibility." The President's plan also includes work requirements and work incentives, such as child care. The President also rejected request for 50M USD for development of minority business enterprises. To the CBC's proposal for immediate executive action to open more sites for low-income housing, Mr. Nixon replied, "An Administration policy on site selection is presently under consideration as part of a cornprensive review of this and other complex related issues." To other concerns expressed by the CBC, the President said that he had made the fight against hunger and malnutrition one of his highest priorities, that the Administration had taken significant steps to increase management and technical assistance to minority businesses, that the Office of Economic Opportunity should be free of proven programs as they become "mature" so thai, the office could "continue its primary mission as innovator and advocate for the poor," and that education revenue sharing would greatly aid disadvantaged children. Mr. Nixon gave a lengthy response to black concerns about preventive detention and noknock entry by the police that are in effect in the District of Columbia. He said the need for those provisions was urgent in the fight against crime in the city. Mr. Nixon said he agreed with the black legislators, all Democrats, that there should be a revenue-sharing program, but the caucus denied that the group was in agreement with the President on that point, and was concerned that Mr. Nixon misinterpreted the wording of certain other proposals to feel there was agreement. In two-and-one-half page cover letter to the caucus, the President said he was encouraged that there was agreement in three "especially critical areas." "We share a determination to reform the welfare system so that it will help solve, rather than aggravate the problems of those who lack a minimum income," Mr. Nixon said in the letter addressed to the caucus chairman, Representative Charles C. Diggs Jr. of Michigan. "You attached high priority, as I do, to a program of revenue sharing that will enable our cities and states to serve the people better. And you are committed, as I am. to a concerted drive for expanded economic opportunities for minorities and all other Americans-a drive to validate with jobs, income and tangible benefits the pledges this society has made to the disadvantaged in the past decade." Mr. Nixon said the CBC's proposals gave the Administion a chance to review its entire civil rights record. He said the document was put together by the Council of Domestic Affairs and the Office of Management and Budget. In a progress report prepared by George P. Shultz -- then the director of the Office of Management and Budget, in future Nixon's Secretary Of State and Reagan's Secretary Of State -- the Administration congratulated itself for improvements in such areas of civil rights as equal education, employment in the various construction plans, enforcement through the Equal 'Employment Opportunities Commission and the administration of justice. In short, Nixon told the CBC that they were already doing a great job - and that his administration would continue to support "jobs, income and tangible benefits, the pledges that this society has made to the disadvantaged in the past decade." The CBC, however, expressed deep disappointment with Nixon's reply, and said the Nixon administration "lacked a sense of understanding, urgency and commitment in dealing with the critical problems facing Black Americans." https://store.earthstation1.com/unauthorized-biography-richard-nixon-dvd-documentary.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Napoleon (1955) Raymond Pellagrin Orson Welles DVD, Download, USB
Today, May 18, 2026
May 18, 1803: The Age Of Enlightenment (The Enlightenment, The Age Of Reason): The Age Of Revolution: The Atlantic Revolutions: The French Revolution: The Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom In The Napoleonic Wars: War Between Britain And France (1803-1814): -- The United Kingdom ends its uneasy truce with France by revoking its assent to The Treaty Of Amiens that ended The War Of The Second Coalition and declares war on France. The British were increasingly angered by Napoleon's reordering of the international system in Western Europe, especially in Switzerland, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. Kagan argues that Britain was especially alarmed by Napoleon's assertion of control over Switzerland. The British felt insulted when Napoleon said it deserved no voice in European affairs (even though King George was an elector of the Holy Roman Empire) and sought to restrict the London newspapers that were vilifying him. Britain had a sense of loss of control, as well as loss of markets, and were worried by Napoleon's possible threat to its overseas colonies. McLynn argues that Britain went to war in 1803 out of a "mixture of economic motives and national neuroses-an irrational anxiety about Napoleon's motives and intentions." McLynn concludes that it proved to be the right choice for Britain because, in the long run, Napoleon's intentions were hostile to the British national interest. Napoleon was not ready for war, and so this was the best time for Britain to stop them. Britain seized upon the Malta issue, refusing to follow the terms of the Treaty of Amiens and evacuate the island. The deeper British grievance was their perception that Napoleon was taking personal control of Europe, making the international system unstable, and forcing Britain to the sidelines. Numerous scholars have argued that Napoleon's aggressive posture made him enemies and cost him potential allies. As late as 1808, the continental powers affirmed most of his gains and titles, but the continuing conflict with Britain led him to start the Peninsular War and the invasion of Russia, which many scholars see as a dramatic miscalculation. The Treaty Of Amiens temporarily ended hostilities between the French Republic and Great Britain during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was signed in the city of Amiens on March 25, 1802 (Germinal 4, year X, in the French Revolutionary calendar), by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquess Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace". The consequent Peace of Amiens lasted only one year (18 May 1803) and engendered the only period of general peace in Europe between 1793 and 1814. Under the treaty, Britain recognised the French Republic; the British parliament had dropped England's historical claim to the now-defunct French Kingdom only two years previously. Together with the Treaty of Luneville (1801), the Treaty Of Amiens marked the end of the Second Coalition (European monarchies led by Britain, Austria and Russia, and including the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Naples, various German monarchies and Sweden), which had waged war against Revolutionary France since 1798. https://store.earthstation1.com/napoleon-1955-dvd-raymond-pellagrin-orson-welles-2-19552.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Arab And Jew: Wounded Spirits In A Promised Land DVD, Download, USB
Today, May 18, 2026
May 18, 1951: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Arab-Israeli Conflict: The 1948 Palestine War: The 1948 Arab-Israeli War (The First Arab-Israeli War): The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO): United Nations Security Council Resolution 93 (UNSCR93): -- After hearing a report from the Chief Of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine, the representatives of Egypt and Israel, as well as the Egyptian-Israel Mixed Armistice Commission, determine that a "prearranged and planned attack ordered by Israel authorities" was "committed by Israeli regular army forces against the Egyptian regular army" in the Gaza Strip on February 28, 1951, The United Nations adopts United Nations Security Council Resolution 93, which condemned this attack as a violation of the cease-fire previsions of UNSC Resolution 54 and as inconsistent with the obligations of the parties under the General Armistice Agreement between Egypt and Israel and under the United Nations Charter. The Council again called upon Israel to take all necessary measures to prevent such actions and expressed its conviction that the maintenance of the General Armistice Agreement is threatened by any deliberate violation of it and that no progress towards the return of peace in Palestine can be made until both parties comply strictly with their obligations. The resolution was adopted with ten votes; the Soviet Union abstained. https://store.earthstation1.com/arab-and-jew-wounded-spirits-in-a-promised-land-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Bolshoi Ballet 2 Part TV Series DVD, Video Download, USB Drive
Today, May 18, 2026
May 18 (?), 1995: #DOTD: #RIP: Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer and film actor (b. November 28, 1949) #dies; on May 18, 1995, Godunov's friends became concerned when he had been uncharacteristically quiet with his phone calls. A nurse who had not heard from him since May 8 went to his home in the Shoreham Towers, West Hollywood, California, where his body was discovered. Godunov's death was later determined to be caused by complications from hepatitis due to chronic alcoholism. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean; his memorial at Gates Mortuary in Los Angeles is engraved with the epitaph "His future remained in the past.". Alexander Borisevich Godunov was born in Sakhalin, Russian SFSR, in the Russian Far East. Godunov began his ballet studies in Riga in 1958, in the same class as Mikhail Baryshnikov. The two became friends and helped each other throughout their years there. Godunov joined the Bolshoi Ballet in 1971 and rose to become Premier danseur. Godunov caused a diplomatic incident between the United States and the Soviet Union when he defected to the United States on August 21, 1979, while on a tour with the Bolshoi Ballet in New York City, when Godunov contacted authorities and asked for political asylum. After discovering his absence, the KGB responded by putting his wife, Lyudmila Vlasova, a soloist with the company, on a plane to Moscow, but the flight was stopped before takeoff. After three days, with involvement by President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, the U.S. State Department was satisfied that Vlasova had chosen to return to the Soviet Union of her own free will, and allowed the plane to depart. This incident was dramatised in a 1986 movie, Flight 222. Vlasova later said that while Godunov loved American culture and had long desired to live in the United States, she felt she was "too Russian" to live in the United States. The couple divorced in 1982. Godunov joined the American Ballet Theatre and danced as a principal dancer until 1982 when he had a falling-out with long-time friend and director of the company Mikhail Baryshnikov. The official reason for his release from the company was that there would not be sufficient roles for him after a change in the repertory. He then traveled with his own troupes, danced as a guest artist with different prominent ballet companies worldwide, and turned to acting in Hollywood. Godunov's acting roles were varied, including a good-natured Amish farmer in Witness (1985), a comically narcissistic symphony conductor (referred to as "the maestro") in The Money Pit (1986), and a violent German terrorist in Die Hard (1988). He turned down many roles which typecast him as a dancer or another heavy as in Die Hard. Doing such hampered his career and he didn't achieve movie-star status. In 1981, Godunov met actress Jacqueline Bisset at a party in New York City. They began a long-term relationship six months later. They broke up in 1988. Godunov became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1987. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-bolshoi-ballet-complete-2-part-tv-documentary-series-dv2.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Outer Space Films 3 Project Apollo Reaching For The Moon DVD, MP4, USB
Today, May 18, 2026
May 18, 1969: Rocket Launches: The History Of Spaceflight: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Space Age: Space Programs Of The United States: Human Spaceflight Programs: Missions To The Moon: Project Apollo (AS-10): -- NASA launches Apollo 10, an the F mission "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing to test all of the components and procedures of an Apollo Moon landing mission just short of actually landing, at 16:49:00 UTC from the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ( (LC-39B) on Merritt Island, Florida, with Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young and Eugene A. Cernan on board, the fourth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program, and the second (after Apollo 8) to orbit the Moon. The Lunar Module (LM) followed a descent orbit to within 8.4 nautical miles (15.6 km) of the lunar surface, at the point where powered descent for landing would normally begin. Its success enabled the first landing to be attempted on the Apollo 11 mission two months later. According to the 2002 Guinness World Records, Apollo 10 set the record for the highest speed attained by a manned vehicle: 39,897 km/h (11.08 km/s or 24,791 mph) on May 26, 1969, during the return from the Moon. The mission's call signs included the names of the Peanuts characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy, which became Apollo 10's semi-official mascots. Peanuts creator Charles Schulz also drew some mission-related artwork for NASA. https://store.earthstation1.com/outer-space-films-3-project-apollo-reaching-for-the-moon-dv3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Mozart Mystique w/ Peter Ustinov DVD, MP4 Download, USB Drive
Today, May 18, 2026
May 18, 1799: #DOTD: #RIP: Pierre Beaumarchais, French polymath, playwright, financier, watchmaker, inventor, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, and revolutionary (both French and American) (b. January 24, 1732) #dies aged 67 in the city of his birth, Paris, France, where he lived since 1796 after he was falsely declared an emigre (a loyalist of the old regime) by his enemies and had to spend two and a half years in exile, mostly in Germany, until his name was removed from the list of proscribed emigres. Beaumarchais is buried in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Boulevard Beaumarchais in Paris is named after him. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was born a provincial watchmaker' son. He rose in French society and became influential in the court of Louis XV as an inventor and music teacher. He made a number of important business and social contacts, played various roles as a diplomat and spy, and had earned a considerable fortune before a series of costly court battles jeopardized his reputation. An early French supporter of American independence, Beaumarchais lobbied the French government on behalf of the American rebels during the American War of Independence. Beaumarchais oversaw covert aid from the French and Spanish governments to supply arms and financial assistance to the rebels in the years before France' formal entry into the war in 1778. He later struggled to recover money he had personally invested in the scheme. Beaumarchais was also a participant in the early stages of the French Revolution. He is probably best known, however, for his theatrical works, especially the three Figaro plays. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-mozart-mystique-dvd-peter-ustinov-2-part-tv-serie2.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Romantic Spirit TV Series DVD, Video Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, May 18, 2026
May 18, 1911: #DOTD: #RIP: Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (b. July 7, 1860) #dies in a coma at the Low sanatorium in Vienna, Austria of pneumonia caused by bacterial endocarditis, an infection of the inner surface of the heart, aged 49. Mahler was buried in the Grinzing, Germany cemetery on May 22, 1911 next to his daughter Maria, as he had requested,. His tombstone is inscribed only with his name because "any who come to look for me will know who I was and the rest don't need to know.". Gustav Mahler was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect, which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century. In 2016, a BBC Music Magazine survey of 151 conductors ranked three of his symphonies in the top ten symphonies of all time. Born in Bohemia (then part of the Austrian Empire) to Jewish parents of humble origins, the German-speaking Mahler displayed his musical gifts at an early age. After graduating from the Vienna Conservatory in 1878, he held a succession of conducting posts of rising importance in the opera houses of Europe, culminating in his appointment in 1897 as director of the Vienna Court Opera (Hofoper). During his ten years in Vienna, Mahler, who had converted to Catholicism to secure the post-experienced regular opposition and hostility from the anti-Semitic press. Nevertheless, his innovative productions and insistence on the highest performance standards ensured his reputation as one of the greatest of opera conductors, particularly as an interpreter of the stage works of Wagner, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky. Late in his life he was briefly director of New York's Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic. Mahler's oeuvre is relatively limited; for much of his life composing was necessarily a part-time activity while he earned his living as a conductor. Aside from early works such as a movement from a piano quartet composed when he was a student in Vienna, Mahler's works are generally designed for large orchestral forces, symphonic choruses and operatic soloists. These works were frequently controversial when first performed, and several were slow to receive critical and popular approval; exceptions included his Second Symphony, Third Symphony, and the triumphant premiere of his Eighth Symphony in 1910. Some of Mahler's immediate musical successors included the composers of the Second Viennese School, notably Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg and Anton Webern. Dmitri Shostakovich and Benjamin Britten are among later 20th-century composers who admired and were influenced by Mahler. The International Gustav Mahler Institute was established in 1955 to honour the composer's life and achievements. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-romantic-spirit-tv-series-all-14-episodes-5-dual-layer-d145.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Monarchy In The UK: British Royal History MP4 Video Download DVD Set
Today, May 18, 2026
May 18, 1152: The English Monarchy (The Monarchy Of The Kingdom Of England): The French Monarchy (The Monarchy Of The Kingdom Of France): Royal Weddings: -- The future Henry II Of England marries Eleanor Of Aquitaine. He would become king two years later, after the death of his cousin once removed, King Stephen of England. Henry II, also known as Henry Curtmantle (French: Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress or Henry Plantagenet, who ruled as Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Nantes, King of England and Lord of Ireland, and at various times also controlled Wales, Scotland and Brittany (March 5, 1133 - July 6, 1189) is #born Henry Plantagenet in Normandy at Le Mans, the eldest child of the Empress Matilda - also known as the Empress Maude, one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy - and her second husband, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. In 1151, Henry married Eleanor Of Aquitaine, whose marriage to Louis VII of France had recently been annulled. On December 19, 1154: he was crownd Henry II Of England at Westminster Abbey. Henry was an energetic and sometimes ruthless ruler, driven by a desire to restore the lands and privileges of his grandfather Henry I. During the early years of his reign the younger Henry restored the royal administration in England, re-established hegemony over Wales and gained full control over his lands in Anjou, Maine and Touraine. Henry's desire to reform the relationship with the Church led to conflict with his former friend Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. This controversy lasted for much of the 1160s and resulted in Becket's murder in 1170. Henry soon came into conflict with Louis VII and the two rulers fought what has been termed a "cold war" over several decades. Henry expanded his empire, often at Louis' expense, taking Brittany and pushing east into central France and south into Toulouse; despite numerous peace conferences and treaties, no lasting agreement was reached. By 1172, he controlled England, large parts of Wales, the eastern half of Ireland and the western half of France, an area that would later come to be called the Angevin Empire. Henry and Eleanor had eight children. As they grew up, tensions over the future inheritance of the empire began to emerge, encouraged by Louis and his son King Philip II. In 1173 Henry's heir apparent, "Young Henry", rebelled in protest; he was joined by his brothers Richard and Geoffrey and by their mother, Eleanor. France, Scotland, Brittany, Flanders, and Boulogne allied themselves with the rebels. The Great Revolt was only defeated by Henry's vigorous military action and talented local commanders, many of them "new men" appointed for their loyalty and administrative skills. Young Henry and Geoffrey revolted again in 1183, resulting in Young Henry's death. The Norman invasion of Ireland provided lands for his youngest son John, but Henry struggled to find ways to satisfy all his sons' desires for land and immediate power. Philip successfully played on Richard's fears that Henry would make John king, and a final rebellion broke out in 1189. Decisively defeated by Philip and Richard and suffering from a bleeding ulcer, Henry retreated to Chinon castle in Anjou, where he died. Henry's empire quickly collapsed during the reign of his youngest son John, however many of the changes Henry introduced during his long rule had long-term consequences. Henry's legal changes are generally considered to have laid the basis for the English Common Law, while his intervention in Brittany, Wales and Scotland shaped the development of their societies and governmental systems. "The Lion in Winter" is a 1966 play by James Goldman, depicting the personal and political conflicts of Henry II Of England, his wife Eleanor Of Aquitaine, their children and their guests during Christmas 1183. It premiered on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre on March 3, 1966, starring Robert Preston and Rosemary Harris, who won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Eleanor. It was adapted by Goldman into an Academy Award-winning 1968 film of the same name, starring Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn. The play has been produced numerous times, including Broadway and West End revivals. https://store.earthstation1.com/monarchy-in-the-uk-british-royal-history-mp4-video-download-dvd-set.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Walt Disney: The Story Of Robin Hood (1956) DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, May 18, 2026
May 18, 1988: #DOTD: #RIP: Anthony Forwood, English actor, life partner of Dirk Bogarde (b. October 3, 1915) #dies of liver cancer and Parkinson's disease aged 72 in Kensington and Chelsea, London. At this time Bogarde, a heavy smoker, Bogarde had had a minor stroke. His body was cremated, and the ashes presumably given to Bogarde. Anthony Forwood was born Ernest Lytton Leslie Forwood in Weymouth, Dorset, England. The Forwood family were landed gentry; Forwood's great-grandfather, Thomas Friend Brittain Peploe Forwood, resided in Thornton Manor in Cheshire and was the forefather of the Forwood Baronetcy. Forwood's great-uncles were English merchants, shipowners and politicians Sir Arthur Forwood, 1st Baronet and Sir William Bower Forwood; his father was Leslie Langton Forwood, a captain in the Royal Navy. After years of theatre, including the revue This World of Ours in 1935; Forwood gained his first film acting role in 1949, when he starred in Ralph Thomas' Traveller's Joy. That same year he appeared in the thriller The Man in Black with Sid James. In 1952, he received a number of roles including Appointment in London with Dirk Bogarde; he eventually became his life partner and manager. Ralph Thomas, who had directed Forwood in his first film role, directed Bogarde in Doctor in the House and several of its sequels. Forwood appeared with Boris Karloff in the mystery Colonel March Investigates and played Will Scarlet in The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952). One year later he acted in the Oscar-nominated Knights of the Round Table, a film starring such high-profile actors as Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner and Stanley Baker, and in Terence Fisher's Mantrap (1953). His last role came in 1956 in Colonel March of Scotland Yard. In 1942, Forwood married actress Glynis Johns, but they divorced in 1948. Their only child was actor Gareth Forwood (1945-2007). Forwood later lived with his long-term partner, actor Dirk Bogarde, in Amersham, England, and then in France before the couple returned to England shortly before Forwood died. https://store.earthstation1.com/walt-disney39s-disneyland-the-story-of-robin-hood-1956-391956.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Good Old Time TV Theme Song MP3 CD, Audio Download, USB Drive
Today, May 18, 2026
May 18, 1995: #DOTD: #RIP: Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress and beauty whose career spanned five decades in film, stage, and television, best known as the good witch Samantha Stephens on the popular television series Bewitched (b. April 15, 1933) #dies in her sleep at 8:22 a.m. Pacific Time at her Beverly Hills home, which she shared with her fourth husband, fellow TV actor Robert Foxworth, whom she had lived with for almost twenty years and then married in 1993. On June 18, 1995, exactly one month after her death, a memorial service was held at the Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills. Herbie Hancock played music, and American writer, investigative journalist, and producer Dominick Dunne spoke about the early years of their friendship when both of them lived in New York City. Other speakers included Montgomery's widower, who read sympathy cards which were sent to him by fans, her nurse, her brother, her daughter, and her stepson. Her body was cremated at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, and her ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean. Elizabeth Montgomery was born Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery to Broadway actress Elizabeth Daniel Bryan Allen and film star actor, director and producer Robert Montgomery. Elizabeth Montgomery began her career in the 1950s with a role on her father's television series Robert Montgomery Presents, and she won a Theater World Award for her 1956 Broadway debut in the production Late Love. In the 1960s, she was celebrated for her role as Samantha Stephens on the ABC sitcom Bewitched. Her work on the series earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations. After Bewitched ended its run in 1972, Montgomery continued her career with roles in numerous television films, including A Case of Rape (1974), as Ellen Harrod, and The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975), as Lizzie Borden. Both roles earned her additional Emmy Award nominations. Throughout her career, Montgomery was devoted to various forms of liberal political activism and charitable work. She lent her name, along with a large amount of her time, money, and energy, to a wide variety of charitable and political causes. She was a champion of women's rights, AIDS activism, and gay rights. She was also an ardent critic of the Vietnam War, and in later years, she was an active advocate for AIDS research and outreach to the disabled community. Professionally, she lent her voice as the narrator of two political documentaries which were critical of U.S. foreign policy, Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair (1988) and its Academy Award-winning sequel The Panama Deception (1992). In June 1992, Montgomery and her former Bewitched co-star and good friend Dick Sargent, were grand marshals at the Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade. During the last year of her life, Montgomery was a volunteer at the Los Angeles Unit of Learning Ally, a nonprofit organization which records educational books on specially formatted CDs as well as in downloadable formats for disabled people. In 1994, Montgomery produced several radio and television public-service announcements for Learning Ally's Los Angeles unit. In January 1995, she recorded the 1952 edition of the best-selling book of poetry titled When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne for Learning Ally. https://store.earthstation1.com/tv-theme-song-mp3-cd-classic-old-time-televisio3.html