What Happened on May 18, 1897

Historical Events

Dow Chemical Founded

Herbert Henry Dow founds Dow Chemical in Midland, Michigan

Chemical Industrialist Herbert Henry Dow

Irish Music Festival 1st held in Dublin
New York Giants third baseman Bill Joyce becomes last player in baseball history to hit 4 triples in a game as Giants beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-5 at Exposition Park

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Paul Dukas' symphonic scherzo "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" (used in Disney's Fantasia film) premieres, based on poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poet and Philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Events in 1897

Famous Birthdays

Frank Capra (1897-1991)

Italian-American Academy Award-winning film director (It's a Wonderful Life; It Happened One Nigh; Mr. Smith Goes to Washington), born in Bisacquino, Italy