Today in History: May 18

Today is Wednesday, May 18, the 139th day of 2016. There are 227 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 18, 1926, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished while visiting a beach in Venice, California. (McPherson reappeared more than a month later, saying she’d escaped after being kidnapped and held for ransom, an account that was received with skepticism.)
On this date:
In 1642, the Canadian city of Montreal was founded by French colonists.
In 1765, about one-f