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| May 26th |
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| About May 26th is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 219 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1893 - Norma Talmadge, silent movie actress, film producer (Smilin’ Through) 1907 - John Wayne, actor, American icon 1920 - Peggy Lee, jazz singer, songwriter, actress 1928 - Jack Kevorkian, pathologist, patient's rights activist 1953 - Kay Hagan, U.S. Senator (North Carolina) Deaths 1647 - Alse Young, executed for witchcraft in Hartford, Connecticut 1907 - Ida Saxton McKinley, First Lady of the United States 2008 - Sydney Pollack, actor, director, producer (Tootsie) Events 1830 - The Indian Removal Act is passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28th, 1830. 1868 - The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ends with Johnson being found not guilty by one vote. 1869 - Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1896 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average is founded by Charles Dow. 1977 - George Willig climbs the World Trade Center South Tower in New York City. Willig is fined $1.10 by the Mayor, 1 cent per each story he climbed. 2006 - Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing |
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