Memorial Day (legal public observance in US)
Birth anniversaries of actors Al Jolson (1886-1950), John Wayne (1907-79) and Jay Silverheels (1912-80).
Birth anniversary of US astronaut Sally Ride (1951-2012).
Happy Birthday! Pam Grier, Brent Musberger, Hank Williams Jr
1736 - The British and Chickasaw Indians defeated the French at the Battle of Ackia.
1868 - U.S. President Andrew Johnson was acquitted, by one vote, of all charges in his impeachment trial.
1896 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average appeared for the first time in the "Wall Street Journal."
1908 - In Persia, the first oil strike was made in the Middle East.
1940 - The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II.
1946 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed a military pact with Russian leader Joseph Stalin. Stalin promised a "close collaboration after the war."
1959 - The word "Frisbee" became a registered trademark of Wham-O.
1994 - U.S. President Clinton renewed trade privileges for China, and announced that his administration would no longer link China's trade status with its human rights record.
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