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Today is Sunday, May 24, 2026

The History of Today

1830 - The first passenger railroad service in the U.S. began service.

1844 - Samuel F.B. Morse formally opened America's first telegraph line. The first message was sent from Washington, DC to Baltimore, MD.

1962 - The officials of the National Football League ruled that halftime of regular season games would be cut to 15 minutes.

1980 - Iran rejected a call by the World Court in The Hague to release American hostages.

1986 - Montreal won its 23rd National Hockey League Stanley Cup championship.
 

Today is Monday, May 25, 2026

The History of Today

1787 - The Constitutional convention opened at Philadelphia with George Washington presiding.

1927 - Ford Motor Company announced that the Model A would replace the Model T.

1935 - Babe Ruth hit his final homerun, his 714th, and set a record that would stand for 39 years.

1961 - America was asked by U.S. President Kennedy to work toward putting a man on the moon before the end of the decade.

1968 - The Gateway Arch, part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, MO, was dedicated.

1968 - The Rolling Stones released "Jumpin' Jack Flash."

1977 - "Star Wars Episode IV- A New Hope" opened and became the largest grossing film to date
 
On this day in 2024, an EF-3 tornado came through my property, ripping the roof off my train shed and destroying my barn and several other outbuildings. Two of my neighbors homes were totaled and five others suffered significant damage. My house and one other were miraculously spared. Seven people died just three miles east of me. Between my train shed roof and the neighbor's home, power lines were ripped down for about 1/2 mile. They were restored 36 hours later on Memorial Day Monday.

2024 Valley View tornado
 


May 25, 1950

Brooklyn Battery Tunnel opens in NYC

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santafewillie said:
On this day in 2024, an EF-3 tornado came through my property, ripping the roof off my train shed and destroying my barn and several other outbuildings. Two of my neighbors homes were totaled and five others suffered significant damage. My house and one other were miraculously spared. Seven people died just three miles east of me. Between my train shed roof and the neighbor's home, power lines were ripped down for about 1/2 mile. They were restored 36 hours later on Memorial Day Monday.

2024 Valley View tornado
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Wow! What a close call! Glad you were ok after that, I remember seeing something about that somewhere, but I never realized it was that strong.
 
May 26, 1940

On this day in 1940, during World War II, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) began its evacuation of British and Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk. Adolf Hitler's baffling order to halt forces near a line of canals some 15 miles from the city provided a window of opportunity for Allied troops to escape via the English Channel. Nearly 8,000 troops were evacuated in the first 24 hours, and the tempo increased dramatically over subsequent days. While the Royal Air Force patrolled the skies, some 700 civilian craft—the “little ships” of Dunkirk—joined the rescue effort. In the end, 338,226 Allied troops were ferried to safety in England.

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Today is Tuesday, May 26, 2026

The History of Today

1805 - Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned king of Italy.

1836 - The U.S. House of Representatives adopted what has been called the Gag Rule.

1969 - The Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth after a successful eight-day dress rehearsal for the first manned moon landing.

1977 - George H. Willig was arrested after he scaled the South Tower of New York's World Trade Center. It took him 3 1/2 hours.

1994 - Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley were married in the Dominican Republic. They were divorced in January of 1996.

1998 - The Grand Princess cruise ship made its inaugural cruise. The ship measures 109,000 tons and cost approximately $450 million making it the largest and most expensive cruise ship built
 


Today is Thursday, May 28, 2026

The History of Today

1928 - Chrysler Corporation merged with Dodge Brothers, Inc.

1957 - The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) was established. The NARAS gives the Grammy Awards each year.

1961 - Amnesty International, a human rights organization, was founded.

1987 - Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old West German pilot, landed a private plane in Moscow's Red Square after evading Soviet air defenses. He was released August 3, 1988.

1999 - In Milan, Italy, Leonardo de Vinci's "The Last Supper" was put back on display after more than 20 years of restoration
 


Today is Friday, May 29, 2026

The History of Today

1790 - Rhode Island became the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

1849 - A patent for lifting vessels was granted to Abraham Lincoln.

1911 - The first running of the Indianapolis 500 took place.

1942 - Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded Irving Berlin's "White Christmas."

1951 - C.F. Blair became the first man to fly over the North Pole in single engine plane.
 
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