On This Day in History May 26, 2023

Historical Events 1896  Dow Jones index begins with an average of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94) 1908  At Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made, rights acquired by the United Kingdom 1927  Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company produce the last (and 15th million) Model T Ford / Tin Lizzie 1948  South Africa elects a nationalist government under D. F. Malan with an apartheid policy 2004  The United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing. Famous Birthdays Al Jolson 1886 - 1950 Hank Williams Jr 74th Birthday Peggy Lee 1920 - 2002 Stevie Nicks 75th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Samuel Pepys 1633 - 1703 Sydney Pollack 1934 - 2008 More Famous Deaths May 26: Louis Mandrin, The French Robin Hood Louis Mandrin, an outlaw known as the French Robin Hood or the Prince of Smugglers, was executed on this day after his band of men waged war on tax collectors. Read the Article