On This Day in History

May 26

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​Historical Events​

​1896 Dow Jones Industrial Average begins with an average of 12 industrial stocks, the daily closing value is 40.9

​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 15 millionth) Model T Ford / Tin Lizzie​

​1948 South Africa elects a nationalist government under D. F. Malan with an apartheid policy

One of the most famous album covers in music history, The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, designed by artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth

​1967 EMI rush releases The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in London, goes to #1 for 22 weeks in the UK and 15 weeks in the US

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​Famous Birthdays​

​Henri Farman​ ​1874 - 1958

​Isadora Duncan​ ​1877 - 1927

​Sally Ride​ ​1951 - 2012

​Lauryn Hill​ ​50th Birthday

Also John Wayne and Lenny Kravitz (61)

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​Famous Deaths​

​Samuel Pepys​ ​1633 - 1703

​Alberto Ascari​ ​1918 - 1955

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​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.

The French Robin Hood