May 26 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for May 26
In the headlines today:

2004		R&B singer Fantasia Barrino is announced winner of the third season of FOX-TV's American Idol reality show. (photo credit: J-Records)
1991	All 223 passengers aboard a Laudia Air Boeing 767 are killed when the plane crashes in Thailand.
1978	The first legal casino east of the Mississippi opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1969	The Apollo 10 astronauts return to earth after their successful 8-day rehearsal for the first manned moon landing.
1960	UN Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge accuses the UUSR of concealing a microphone inside a wood carving of the Great Seal of the United States that was presented to the US embassy in Moscow.
1940	The "Miracle of Dunkirk" evacuation begins in France during World War II.
1913	The Actors' Equity Association is organized.
1868	The impeachment trial of US president Andrew Johnson ends in acquittal on all remaining charges, since the Senate again falls one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed for conviction.
1865	Arrangements are made in New Orleans for the surrender of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi during the US Civil War.
1805	Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy.
1521	Martin Luther is banned by the Edict of Worms for his writings and religious beliefs.