Birthday May 26, 1689 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric
Birthday May 26, 1799 Alexandr Pushkin, Russian writer (Eugene Onegin)
Birthday May 26, 1886 Al Jolson, jazz singer, silent film Actor
Birthday May 26, 1907 John Wayne is born
Birthday May 26, 1907 John Wayne, shootist
Birthday May 26, 1908 Robert Morley, English Actor
Birthday May 26, 1910 Laurance Rockefeller, chairman, Chase Manhattan
Birthday May 26, 1918 A. Pushkin
Birthday May 26, 1920 Peggy Lee, in ND (is that all there is)
Birthday May 26, 1923 James Arness, Actor (Matt Dillon of Gunsmoke)
Birthday May 26, 1939 Teresa Stratas, in Toronto Ontario
Birthday May 26, 1947 Sherry Bain, in Califor
Birthday May 26, 1949 Dale Haddon, in Montrael Canada
Birthday May 26, 1949 Pam Grier
Birthday May 26, 1949 Hank Williams, Jr., country singer
Birthday May 26, 1951 Sally K. Ride, 1st American woman in space (STS-7, 41G)
Birthday May 26, 1962 Genie Francis, in Los Angeles
History May 26, 1583 William of Ockham Day
History May 26, 1637 Pequot massacres begin
History May 26, 1781 Bank of North America incorporated in Philadelphia
History May 26, 1782 Colonel William Crawford proceeds toward the Ohio
History May 26, 1790 Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress
History May 26, 1864 Montana Territory created
History May 26, 1864 Montana Territory organized
History May 26, 1865 One of the last Confederate generals surrenders
History May 26, 1868 President Johnson acquitted
History May 26, 1868 President Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by 1 vote
History May 26, 1896 Czar Nicholas II crowned
History May 26, 1896 Dow Jones Industrial Average adopted
History May 26, 1897 Bram Stoker's novel Dracula goes on sale in London
History May 26, 1898 SF approves City Charter - allows Municipal ownership of utiliies
History May 26, 1914 Gavrilo Princip sets out from Belgrade for Sarajevo
History May 26, 1924 Coolidge signs stringent immigration law
History May 26, 1927 Last day of Model T production at Ford
History May 26, 1928 A's commit 7 errors & lose to Yanks 7-4
History May 26, 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opens
History May 26, 1940 Britain's Operation Dynamo gets underway as President Roosevelt makes a radio appeal for the Red Cross
History May 26, 1943 1st president of Negro country to visit US - E Barclay - Liberia
History May 26, 1946 Patent filed in US for H-Bomb
History May 26, 1958 Union Square becomes State Historical Landmark
History May 26, 1959 Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, but loses
History May 26, 1959 Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings - loses in 13th
History May 26, 1960 United States charges Soviets with espionage
History May 26, 1962 The British Invasion has an odd beginning
History May 26, 1965 Australian troops depart for Vietnam
History May 26, 1969 Apollo 10 returns to Earth
History May 26, 1971 North Vietnamese seize Snoul, Cambodia
History May 26, 1972 Venera 8 launched toward Venus
History May 26, 1977 George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center
History May 26, 1980 Soyuz 36 is launched
History May 26, 1981 Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth
History May 26, 1991 Plane crashes in Thai jungle
History May 26, 2005 Murder charges dropped against Marine
History May 26, 2008 Sidney Pollack dies
May 26, 1689 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric
May 26, 1799 Alexandr Pushkin, Russian writer (Eugene Onegin)
May 26, 1886 Al Jolson, jazz singer, silent film Actor
May 26, 1907 John Wayne is born
May 26, 1907 John Wayne, shootist
May 26, 1908 Robert Morley, English Actor
May 26, 1910 Laurance Rockefeller, chairman, Chase Manhattan
May 26, 1918 A. Pushkin
May 26, 1920 Peggy Lee, in ND (is that all there is)
May 26, 1923 James Arness, Actor (Matt Dillon of Gunsmoke)
May 26, 1939 Teresa Stratas, in Toronto Ontario
May 26, 1947 Sherry Bain, in Califor
May 26, 1949 Dale Haddon, in Montrael Canada
May 26, 1949 Pam Grier
May 26, 1949 Hank Williams, Jr., country singer
May 26, 1951 Sally K. Ride, 1st American woman in space (STS-7, 41G)
May 26, 1962 Genie Francis, in Los Angeles
May 26, 1583 William of Ockham Day
May 26, 1637 Pequot massacres begin
May 26, 1781 Bank of North America incorporated in Philadelphia
May 26, 1782 Colonel William Crawford proceeds toward the Ohio
May 26, 1790 Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress
May 26, 1864 Montana Territory created
May 26, 1864 Montana Territory organized
May 26, 1865 One of the last Confederate generals surrenders
May 26, 1868 President Johnson acquitted
May 26, 1868 President Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by 1 vote
May 26, 1896 Czar Nicholas II crowned
May 26, 1896 Dow Jones Industrial Average adopted
May 26, 1897 Bram Stoker's novel Dracula goes on sale in London
May 26, 1898 SF approves City Charter - allows Municipal ownership of utiliies
May 26, 1914 Gavrilo Princip sets out from Belgrade for Sarajevo
May 26, 1924 Coolidge signs stringent immigration law
May 26, 1927 Last day of Model T production at Ford
May 26, 1928 A's commit 7 errors & lose to Yanks 7-4
May 26, 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opens
May 26, 1940 Britain's Operation Dynamo gets underway as President Roosevelt makes a radio appeal for the Red Cross
May 26, 1943 1st president of Negro country to visit US - E Barclay - Liberia
May 26, 1946 Patent filed in US for H-Bomb
May 26, 1958 Union Square becomes State Historical Landmark
May 26, 1959 Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, but loses
May 26, 1959 Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings - loses in 13th
May 26, 1960 United States charges Soviets with espionage
May 26, 1962 The British Invasion has an odd beginning
May 26, 1965 Australian troops depart for Vietnam
May 26, 1969 Apollo 10 returns to Earth
May 26, 1971 North Vietnamese seize Snoul, Cambodia
May 26, 1972 Venera 8 launched toward Venus
May 26, 1977 George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center
May 26, 1980 Soyuz 36 is launched
May 26, 1981 Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth
May 26, 1991 Plane crashes in Thai jungle
May 26, 2005 Murder charges dropped against Marine
May 26, 2008 Sidney Pollack dies