Archive for May 18th, 2007
What if you were held captive in the jungle for 9 years and escaped?
A Colombian police officer who was held hostage by guerillas for nearly nine years has escaped after slipping from his chains and fleeing through the jungle.
Jhon Frank Pinchao walked, swam and crawled for 17 days in the Amazon rainforest before he was found by a police patrol on Wednesday.
Holding up a thin metal chain similar [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2007 under Survival.
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What if Melinda Doolittle hadn’t taken a friend to audition for Idol?
American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle says it was a fluke she auditioned at all. She drove to the audition to support a friend who was trying out and decided to take a chance. Talk about life changing experience…
Posted: May 18th, 2007 under Life Stories.
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What If? - History May 18
On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing. (Go to article.)
1642 The Canadian city of Montreal was founded.
1804 The French Senate proclaimed Napoleon Bonaparte emperor.
1896 The Supreme Court endorsed the concept of “separate but equal” racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson, a precedent that [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2007 under History.
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