This Day in History - May 19, 1836 - Young Texan girl kidnapped during Native American raid. She would become the mother of the great Comanche Chief, Quanah Parker.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cynthia-ann-parker-is-kidnapped
https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2012/02/cynthia-ann-parker.html
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cynthia-ann-parker-is-kidnapped
https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2012/02/cynthia-ann-parker.html
Indian Captive Taken as a Child in Texas Cynthia Ann Parker (circa 1825-1870) was kidnapped and adopted by the Comanche at the age of nine, and lived with them for 24 years. She married chief Peta Nocona and had three children with him, including Quanah Parker. She was “rescued” at age 34, and s...
This Day in History - May 18, 1980 - Mount St. Helens erupts.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mount-st-helens-erupts-2
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mount-st-helens-erupts-2
At 8:32 a.m. PDT on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens, a volcanic peak in southwestern Washington, suffers a massive eruption, killing 57 people and devastating
This Day in History - May 17, 1943 - The Memphis Belle flies its 25th bombing mission.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-memphis-belle-flies-its-25th-bombing-mission
https://www.afhistory.af.mil/FAQs/Fact-Sheets/Article/458995/memphis-belle/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-memphis-belle-flies-its-25th-bombing-mission
https://www.afhistory.af.mil/FAQs/Fact-Sheets/Article/458995/memphis-belle/
The Memphis Belle, a B-17F (serial number 41-24485) assigned to the 324th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 91st Bombardment Group, was the plane flown by Lt. Robert Morgan when he and nine others became