The event is scheduled for 500 miles (200 laps). It will be the premier event of the 2018 IndyCar Series. Takuma Sato is the winner of the latest edition of the race. Practice for the Indianapolis 500 began on Tuesday, May 15, and time trials were held May 19–20. Ed Carpenter won the pole position, his third career Indy pole.
The 2018 French Open, also known as Roland Garros will be the 122nd edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2018. It will take place at the Stade Roland Garros from 27 May to 10 June and consist of events for players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players will also take part in singles and doubles events. Defending champions are Rafael Nadal and Jeļena Ostapenko.
Incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos is ineligible for re-election, having already served two terms. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a second round will be held on 17 June. The elected candidate will serve a four-year term from 7 August 2018 to 7 August 2022.
The Monaco Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco since 1929. It is widely regarded to be the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world with the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The circuit is lenght 3. 337 km. Brazil's Ayrton Senna won the race more times than any other. Last winner is S. Vettel.
After receiving over 8 inches of rain in the span of two hours, historic Main Street in Ellicott City, Maryland flooded again days before the new flood emergency alert system was to become operational. Flooding occurred throughout the Patapsco Valley in the adjacent communities of Catonsville, Arbutus, and Elkridge.
"Despacito" is a song by singer Luis Fonsi featuring rapper Daddy Yankee from Fonsi's upcoming studio album. Commercially, the song topped the charts of 47 countries and reached the top 10 of ten others. It ties the longest-reigning number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with 16 weeks.
It was the 136th final of FA Cup, the world's oldest football cup competition. The game between two rivals Arsenal and Chelsea took place at Wembley Stadium in London. Arsenal won match 2-1 to secure a record 13th title. Arsene Wenger became the most successful manager in the tournament's history with seven wins.
It was on final approach when the aircraft hit trees short of the runway and subsequently slid down a slope before coming to rest about 200 metres below runway level and 130 feet short of the runway. The captain and the first officer died as a result of the accident, while another crew member received injuries.
In 2017, eight people were killed in a spree killing took place in Lincoln County, Mississippi. The alleged perpetrator, Cory Godbolt, sustained an injury to his arm in a shootout with victim Ferral Burrage and subsequently arrested.
Obama became the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, 71 years after the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima that ended World War II. Accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, Obama paid tribute to the victims of the bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
Video game Watch Dogs is an action-adventure video game published by Ubisoft. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The game is set in open world version of Chicago, the single-player story follows hacker Aiden Pearce's search for revenge after the killing of his niece. The game has shipped over 10 million copies.
Brazillian football team Santos announced that they had received two offers for Neymar. He announced he would sign with Barcelona on and join the team after playing in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Neymar was presented at the Camp Nou in front of 56,500 fans. After passing medical tests and signing a contract he stayed in the club until June 2018.
Cynthia Nixon identified herself as bisexual in 2012. She married education activist Christine Marinoni in New York, with Nixon wearing a custom-made, pale green dress by Carolina Herrera. Marinoni gave birth to a son, Max Ellington, in 2011.
The Champions League Final was a match between FC Barcelona and Manchester United. The game was held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 when Samuel Eto'o opened the score in the 10th minutes, and Lionel Messi added a goal in 70th minutes. Barcelona this year reached a treble. Spanish club won La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Champions League.
The 2009 Lahore bombing, at police headquarters in Lahore, Pakistan, killed at least 35 people and injured 250. During the attack gunmen fired on guards then destroyed the emergency response building at the city's police headquarters. Offices used by the Inter-Services Intelligence agency nearby also suffered damage.
On this day, Angelina Jolie gave birth to a daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, in Swakopmund. People and Hello! purchased the North American and British rights to the first images of Shiloh for $4.1 and $3.5 million respectively, a record in celebrity photojournalism at that time. All proceeds donated to UNICEF.
Maurice Richard was a Canadien ice hockey player who played in the NHL 18 seasons for Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in one season, and the first who reach 500 goals. Richard retired in 1960 as the league's all-time leader in goals with 544. He died at the age of 78 in Montreal. Cause of dead was respiratory failure as a result of his cancer.
The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak in Central Texas that occurred on May 27, 1997. The storm produced 20 total tornadoes, including multiple in the vicinity of Austin, Texas. The outbreak was particularly noteworthy for spawning the Jarrell tornado - one of the fiercest and most destructive F5 tornadoes ever recorded, which caused 27 deaths.
Christopher Reeve is best known for his portrayal of the classic superhero Superman. Reeve was left quadriplegic after being thrown from a horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia. He used a wheelchair and required a portable ventilator for the rest of his life. He founded Christopher Reeve Foundation.
Dragon Quest is RPG video game and the first in the Dragon Quest media franchise. The game was published by Enix in Japan. In the game, players control a hero character who is charged with saving the Kingdom of Alefgard and rescuing its princess from the evil Dragonlord. Dragon Quest was a commercial success with more than 2 million copies sold.
God Save The Queen is a song by the British punk rock band the Sex Pistols. The song was released as the second single and later was included on their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. The song, as well as a cover, were controversial and both the BBC and the Independent Broadcasting Authority refused to play the song.
The 1975 Stanley Cup Finals was a final series between Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres. This was the first Final to have two non-"Original Six" teams since the 1967 expansion. Flyers won series 4-2. The 1975 Flyers are the last Stanley Cup championship team to be composed solely of Canadian-born players.
George Halas was the founder, owner, and head coach of the National Football League's Chicago Bears. He is also known as a Major League Baseball player. As a coach he won NFL championship 6 times. After the 1967 season, Halas, then the oldest coach in league history, retired as coach.
USS John F. Kennedy is the only ship of her class and the last conventionally powered carrier built for the United States Navy. The ship was officially christened in 1967 by Jacqueline Kennedy and her 9-year-old daughter, Caroline, two days short of what would have been President Kennedy's 50th birthday. The ship entered service in 1968.
New two seat plane was originally developed for the U. S. Navy. It was, however, used by U. S. Air Force, U. S. Marines, and several air forces of other countries. More than five thousand Phantoms were built. Beginning in 1959, Phantom set 15 world records for in-flight performance, including an absolute speed record, and an absolute altitude record.
The operation with the mission of assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, head of the combined security services of Nazi Germany, was carried out with the approval of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile. Gabčík and Kubiš threw a modified anti-tank grenade at the car by which Heydrich was being transported.
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the US. At the time of its opening, it was both the longest and the tallest suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of 4,200 feet and a total height of 746 feet.
Three Little Pigs is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney. Based on a fable of the same name. The film won the 1934 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. The short cost $22,000 and grossed $250,000.
The Chrysler Building with 1,046 feet was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State Building in 1931. The building was constructed by Walter Chrysler, the head of the Chrysler Corporation, and served as the corporation's headquarters from 1930 until the mid-1950s.
Tomáš Gariggue Masaryk was both a founder and the 1st President of Czechoslovakia. The 1920 presidential election was the 1st contested presidential election in Czechoslovakia. Masaryk won against German medician August Naegle, receiving 284 electoral votes.
The inventors Eugene C. Sullivan and William C. Taylor were company research chemists who assigned the patent to Corning Glass Works. Pyrex is the trademark for their sodium borosilicate glass.
U. S. Navy flying boat NC-4 became the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. The flight started in New York and ended after 19 days in Lisbon. This included time for stops. U.S. Navy ships were stationed along the flight course to rescue aviators in case of any emergency. The accomplishment was later eclipsed by nonstop flights.