May 18th Events

1980 – Mount St. Helens, mainland America’s only volcano, explodes

1953 – Jaqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier *

2011 – Don Gorske of Wisconsin ate his record-breaking 25,000th Bic Mac.

1929 – Al Capone in prison for carrying concealed, he pled guilty to help him stay safe in prison,