On This Day — May 18

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on May 18.

• 2019: United States presidential election: Joe Biden launches his presidential campaign.
• 2018: A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people.
• 2018: Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashes in Santiago de las Vegas after takeoff from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, killing 112 of the 113 people on board.
• 2015: At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar.
• 2009: The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.

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