Today in History
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1972 The Soviet Union and the United States sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The ABM Treaty regulated the establishment of anti-ballistic missile shields against nuclear missile
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1970 The Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2
The Russian plane, sometimes nicknamed Concordski, first took to the skies in 1968, two months befor
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1923 The 24 Hours of Le Mans is held for the first time
Only three competitors completed the race in 1923. The winners were André Lagarde and Albert Leonard
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1908 Engineers make the first major oil find in the Middle East
The discovery in Masjed Soleyman in Iran had a major impact on the country's and the world region's
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1896 The Dow Jones Industrial Average is first published
The Dow Jones is one of the world's most important stock market indices. Today it comprises data fro
Births On This Day,
May, 26
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1975 Lauryn Hill
American singer-songwriter, producer, actress
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1964 Lenny Kravitz
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor
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1926 Miles Davis
American trumpet player, composer, bandleader
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1907 John Wayne
American actor, director, producer
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1886 Al Jolson
Lithuanian/American singer, actor
Deaths On This Day,
May, 26
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2008 Sydney Pollack
American director
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1976 Martin Heidegger
German philosopher
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1908 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Indian religious leader, founded the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
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1703 Samuel Pepys
English administrator, politician
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735 Bede
English monk, historian, theologian
