Daily Calendar for Thursday, May 26, 2022
Born
- Al Jolson (entertainer) β
- John Wayne (actor) β
- Jay Silverheels (actor who played Tontoβ on The Lone Ranger TV seriesβ) β
- Peggy Lee (actress) β
- Sally Ride (astronaut; first American woman in space) β
- Julianna Rose Mauriello (actress) β
Died
- Victor Herbert (composer) β
- Sydney Pollack (actor & director) β
- Earle H. Hagen (composer; whistled the tune for The Andy Griffith Show) β
- Art Linkletter (radio and television personality) β
- Ray Liotta (actor
) β
Events
- Smallpox epidemic in Boston, Massachusettsβ
- First public elevator at Eiffel Tower openedβ
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average was published for the first timeβ
- Archaeological Institute of America incorporatedβ
- Boat of Pharaoh Cheops discovered near Great Pyramid of Giza in Egyptβ
- The host of NBCβs Today Show, Dave Garroway, announced his plans to retire from the showβ
- Canada and the U.S. signed the Pacific Albacore Tuna Treatyβ
- Millions of frogs forced closure of Egnatia Highway in Greeceβ
- For a few days beginning around this time, Galveston, Texas, shores had abnormally blue water due to a change in ocean currentβ
Weather
- A tornado hit Oakwood, Ortonville, and Thomas, Michiganβ
- Long tornado—damage trail said to extend 293 miles—struck Mattoon and Charleston, Illinois, approximately $2 million in damagesβ
- Tornado left 155-mile trail in central Illinoisβ
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