Historical Events
- Wash 1st Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings
Famous Birthdays
- Abraham Pais, Dutch-born American physicist (d. 2000)
Florence Chadwick
Florence Chadwick, swimmer (1st to swim English Channel both ways), born in San Diego, California (d. 1995)

Florence Chadwick
Famous Deaths
- Gervais Raoul Lufbery, French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace, dies at 33
1918 Highlights
About May 19, 1918
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 102 years, 8 months and 7 days
Leap Year: No
Generation Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Taurus