On this day in television history - Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss (2023):

Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss,

documentary directed by Niharika Desai,

written by Eric Weiner,

based on the book by Eric Weiner,

was released in the United States on May 18, 2023.

Cast:
Rainn Wilson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ari Meyers, Jón Gnarr, Georgi Gospodinov, Ivo Dimchev, Hreimur Örn Heimisson, Margaret Liefsdóttir, Tinna Thorlacius, Jewells Chambers.

On this day in music history: Auriga to Orion, by Majestica (2018):

The album Auriga to Orion,

by Majestica,

aka Sherry Finzer & Cass Anawaty,

was released on May 18, 2018.

On this day in music history - Equilibrium, by Kerani (2015):

The album Equilibrium,

by Kerani,

was released on May 18, 2015.

On this day in music history - Wings, by 2002 (1999):

The album Wings,

by 2002,

was released on May 18, 1999.

On this day in music history - Project, by Lee Aaron (1984):

The album Project,

by Lee Aaron,

was released on May 18, 1984.

On this day in movie history - Travis McGee (1983):

Travis McGee,

directed by Andrew V. McLaglen,

written by Stirling Silliphant,

based on the novel The Empty Copper Sea by John D. MacDonald,

was released in the United States on May 18, 1983.
Music by Jerrold Immel.

Cast:
Sam Elliott, Gene Evans, Barry Corbin, Richard Farnsworth, Geoffrey Lewis, Amy Madigan, Vera Miles, Katharine Ross, Marshall R. Teague, Walter Olkewicz, Jack Murdock, Greta Blackburn, Owen Orr, Pilar Del Rey.

On this day in movie history - French Connection II (1975):

French Connection II,

directed by John Frankenheimer,

written by Alexander Jacobs, Robert Dillon, Laurie Dillon and Pete Hamill,

based on the story by Robert Dillon and Laurie Dillon,

was released in the United States on May 18, 1975.
Music by Don Ellis.

Cast:
Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard, Ed Lauter, Charles Millot, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Cathleen Nesbitt, Samantha Llorens, André Penvern, Reine Prat, Raoul Delfosse, Ham Chau Luong, Jacques Dynam, Malek Kateb, Pierre Collet, Alexandre Fabre, Jean-Pierre Zola, Manu Pluton, Daniel Vérité, Jean-Marc Allègre, Roland Blanche, Patrick Bouchitey, Philippe Brizard, Marie-Christine Descouard, Paul Mercey, Hal Needham, Ambroise Perrin.