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From: "Mary" <>
Subject: [FOLKLORE] Today in History - May 26th
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 06:42:57 -0400


Today is Friday, May 26th, the 147th day of 2000.
There are 219 days left in the year.


Today's Highlight in History:
On May 26th, 1940, the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk,
France, during World War Two began.

On this date:
In 1521, Martin Luther was banned by the Edict of Worms because of his
religious beliefs and writings.

In 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned king of Italy.

In 1865, arrangements were made in New Orleans for the surrender of
Confederate forces west of the Mississippi.

In 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ended with
his acquittal on all remaining charges.

In 1913, Actors' Equity Association was organized.

In 1960, UN Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge accused the Soviets of hiding
a microphone inside a wood carving of the Great Seal of the United
States that had been presented to the US embassy in Moscow.

In 1969, the "Apollo Ten" astronauts returned to Earth after a
successful eight-day dress rehearsal for the first manned moon
landing.

In 1981, 14 people were killed when a Marine jet crashed onto the
flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS "Nimitz" off Florida.

In 1991, a Lauda Air Boeing 767 crashed in Thailand, killing all 223
people aboard.

In 1994, Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley were married in the
Dominican Republic. (The marriage ended, however, in 1996.)

Ten years ago: Soviet maverick politician Boris N. Yeltsin failed in a
second round of voting to win the presidency of the Russian Federation
(however, he succeeded in a third round of balloting three days
later).

Five years ago: In the tobacco industry's largest recall ever, Philip
Morris USA halted sales of several cigarette brands, including some
versions of top-selling Marlboro, because some filters were
contaminated.

One year ago: House Republicans pushed through legislation that would
put
new obstacles in the way of spending government surpluses that came
from
Social Security taxes.
Indian aircraft fired on separatist guerrillas in Kashmir province and
Pakistan threatened retaliation; it was the first use of air power in
years in the long-running conflict over the Himalayan border region.

Today's Birthdays:
Singer Peggy Lee is 80.
Actor James Arness is 77.
Actor Alec McCowen is 75.
Opera singer Teresa Stratas is 61.
Sportscaster Brent Musberger is 61.
Rock singer-musician Levon Helm (The Band) is 58.
Rock musician Garry Peterson (Guess Who) is 55.
Singer Stevie Nicks is 52.
Actor Philip Michael Thomas is 51.
Actress Pam Grier is 51.
Country singer Hank Williams Junior is 51.
Former astronaut Sally K. Ride is 49.
Actress Margaret Colin is 43.
Country singer-songwriter Dave Robbins (BlackHawk) is 41.
Actress Genie Francis is 38.
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is 38.
Singer Lenny Kravitz is 36.
Actress Helena Bonham Carter is 34.
Rock musician Phillip Rhodes (The Pharoahs) is 32.
Actor Joseph Fiennes ("Shakespeare in Love") is 30.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Joey Kibble (Take 6) is 29.

Thought for Today:

"Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy
themselves,
though it may not impress the neighbors as being very much."
-- Zora Neale Hurston, American anthropologist (1903-1960).

(Copyright 2000 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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