History for May 26

History for May 26 - On-This-Day.com
Al Jolson 1886 - Singer, actor, comedian, John Wayne (Marion Mitchell Morrison, Marion Robert Morrison) 1907 - Actor, director, producer, Jay Silverheels 1912 - Actor, known for his role as Tonto in the television series "The Lone Ranger"


Peggy Lee (Norma Deloris Egstrom) 1920 - Singer, actress, James Arness 1923 - Actor ("Gunsmoke"), Sally K. Ride 1951 - Astronaut


1736 - The British and Chickasaw Indians defeated the French at the Battle of Ackia.


1836 - The U.S. House of Representatives adopted what has been called the Gag Rule.


1868 - U.S. President Andrew Johnson was acquitted, by one vote, of all charges in his impeachment trial.


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.


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.