Today’s Important Historical Events
1679 Habeas Corpus Act passes in England, strengthening a person’s right to challenge unlawful arrest and imprisonment
1703 Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great
1873 Heinrich Schliemann discovers “Priam’s Treasure” a cache of gold and other objects in Hisarlik (Troy) in Anatolia
1905 Japanese fleet destroys the Russian East Sea fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, the only decisive clash between modern steel battleships in history
1940 British and Allied forces begin the evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) during WWII
1963 Jomo Kenyatta elected 1st Prime Minister of Kenya
1999 The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo
2006 Earthquake strikes Java, Indonesia at 5:53:58 AM local time (22:53:58 UTC May 26) devastating Bantul and the city of Yogyakarta, killing over 6,600 people
Today’s Historical Events
927 Battle of the Bosnian Highlands: Simeon I of Bulgaria is defeated by King Tomislav of Croatia
1120 Richard III of Capua is anointed as prince two weeks before his untimely death
1199 John crowned King of England after the death of his brother Richard I
1281 Flemish Earl Gwijde Dampierre takes financial responsibility of Brugge
1529 30 Jews of Posing, Hungary, charged with blood ritual, burned at stake
1644 Battle of Shanhai Pass: Li Zicheng’s army defeated by combined Ming and Manchu force
1660 Denmark & Sweden sign The Treaty Of Copenhagen, ends Second Northern War
1679 Habeas Corpus Act passes in England, strengthening a person’s right to challenge unlawful arrest and imprisonment
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1933 Walt Disney’s short film “3 Little Pigs” released (Academy Award Best Animated film 1934)
1949 Martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane
1955 “The Red Buttons Show”, last airs on NBC-TV
1969 Jerry Lewis Show second run, last airs on NBC-TV
1969 Walt Disney World construction begins at Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida
1971 24th Cannes Film Festival: “The Go-Between” directed by Joseph Losey wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
1977 30th Cannes Film Festival: “Padre Padrone” directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani wins the Palme d’Or
1977 The Sex Pistols release “God Save the Queen”, sparking major controversy and leading to a ban on the song by the BBC
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1796 James S McLean patents his piano
1906 1st outlining of Gustav Mahler’s 6th symphony, in Essen
1950 “Arms & the Girl” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 134 performances
1957 Toronto’s CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada’s first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n’ Roll music format
1967 “Sherry!” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 65 performances
1971 John Lennon records the song “Imagine” at his Ascot Sound home studio at Tittenhurst Park, England
1972 “Applause” closes at Palace Theater NYC after 900 performances
1972 Jimmy Castor Bunch’s “Troglodyte (Cave Man)” hits #6
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1878 Australian cricket fast bowler Fred Spofforth takes 10-20 (6-4 and 4-16) in quick-fire 9 wicket tour match win over the MCC in London
1881 9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40.5
1882 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5
1902 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8
1903 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75
1904 NY Giants first baseman Dan McGann collects MLB record 5 stolen bases in 3-1 win over the Brooklyn Superbas at the Polo Grounds in NYC; record broken in 1991 by Otis Nixon
1905 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8
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