What Happened on May 26

The Mystic Massacre

Believing that the English had returned to Boston, Massachusetts, the Pequot sachem Sassacus took several hundred of his warriors to make another... Read more

Battle of Honnecourt

In spring 1642, cardinal Richelieu concentrated his forces to besiege the city of Perpignan in the province of Roussillon, leaving the rest of his... Read more

Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act

The Removal Act paved the way for the reluctant—and often forcible—emigration of tens of thousands of American Indians to the West. The first... Read more

The Indian Removal Act Is Passed

Indian Removal was a nineteenth century policy of the government of the United States to remove Native American tribes living east of the... Read more

President Lincoln Signed the Enabling Act Creating Montana

On May 26, 1864, President Lincoln signed an enabling act creating the Territory of Montana. Twenty-five years later, on November 8, 1889, Montana... Read more

Point Ellice Bridge Disaster

On May 26, 1896 in Victoria, British Columbia, a streetcar crowded with 143 holidaymakers on their way to attend celebrations of Queen Victoria’s... Read more

Battle of Macedonia and Occupation of Monastir

Bulgarian-German-Austrian Forces Defeated — Allies Seize Greek Navy Salonika Army, 700,000 General Sarrail, Commander French Land and Naval... Read more

Mattoon Tornado of 1917

The funnel of the tornado on May 26, 1917 first appeared at noon just west of a small town southeast of Quincy (Wilson and Changnon, 1971). It... Read more

Miles Davis is born

Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Dewey Davis III was at the forefront of almost every major... Read more

Battle of Dunkirk Begins

The story of the Battle of Dunkirk is one of heroic courage amidst untold tragedy. In the year 1940, at a time when World War II was in full rage,... Read more

British Begin Evacuating Allied Soldiers from Dunkirk Evacuation, (Operation Dynamo)

Due to war-time censorship and the desire to keep up the morale of the nation, the full extent of the unfolding "disaster" around Dunkirk was not... Read more

Hitler Delivers Address at Platterhof

This is an important speech, perhaps the most meaningful of Adolf Hitler's entire political career. He not only recapped his entire life's work in... Read more

"Black Narcissus" Is Released

Black Narcissus (1947) is a film by the British director-writer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the novel of the same name... Read more

"Absolutely Free" by The Mothers of Invention Is Released

Absolutely Free (1967) is the second album by The Mothers of Invention, led by Frank Zappa. Absolutely Free is once again a display of complex... Read more

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site is Established

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, located in Brookline, Massachusetts' Coolidge Corner neighborhood, is a historical site that... Read more

Operation Union II

Operation Union II was a military operation that took place in the Vietnam War. It was a search and destroy mission in the Que Son Valley carried... Read more

George H.W. Bush Officially Pulls Out of Presidential Race

In the primary election, Bush focused almost entirely on the Iowa caucuses, while Reagan ran a more traditional campaign. Bush represented the... Read more

1986 NBA Finals- Celtics Defeat Rockets

The 1986 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1985-86 NBA season. It pitted the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics against the... Read more

Edmonton Oilers won Stanley Cup

The 1988 Stanley Cup Finals was between the Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins. The Oilers would win the series 4–0 in five games. Game four was... Read more

Lauda Air Flight 004 Crashes over the Jungle of Ban Nong Rong in Thailand

Lauda Air Flight 004 was an international passenger flight that crashed due to a thrust reverser deployment of the number 1 engine in flight. On... Read more

Michael Jackson marries Lisa Marie Presley

In May 1994, Jackson married singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley. They had first met in 1975 during one of... Read more

Radiohead releases "Paranoid Android" single

"Paranoid Android" is a song by English alternative rock band Radiohead, featured on their 1997 third studio album OK Computer. The lyrics of the... Read more

FDA Approves Daiichi Sankyo's Welchol

WelChol is used to lower blood cholesterol levels when diet and exercise prove insufficient. It works by binding with cholesterol-based bile acids... Read more

Colorado Avalanche Win 2001 Stanley Cup

The 2001 Stanley Cup Finals were played in the 108th year of the Stanley Cup, pitting the defending champion New Jersey Devils against the Colorado... Read more

Radiohead releases "There There" single

"There There" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, featured on their album Hail to the Thief (2003) and released prior to the... Read more