This date in history 5-26-2021
This date in history for May 26.
1637: Pequot massacres begin in Connecticut.
1868: President Andrew Johnson acquitted in Senate impeachment trial.
1887: First copy of the book Dracula goes on sale in London.
1896: Nicholas II, the last czar, is crowned ruler of Russia.
1907: John Wayne is born.
1924: President Coolidge signs Immigration Act of 1924.
1927: Last day of Model T production at Ford.
1960: United States charges Soviets with espionage.
1991: Plane carrying 223 people crashes in jungle near Bangkok, Thailand.
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