MAY 26, 2020
Today is:
| National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
National Cherry Dessert Day National Paper Airplane Day World Redhead Day World Dracula Day |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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AL JOLSON (1886-1950) — Lithuanian-American comedian and actor. Best known for his lead role in the first “talkie”, The Jazz Singer. |
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DOROTHEA LANGE (1895-1965) — American photojournalist, best known for her Great Depression-era photos of struggling workers. |
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JOHN WAYNE (1907-1979) — American actor, director, and producer. Most well known for his roles in Westerns over 3 decades. |
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PETER CUSHING (1913-1994) — English actor best known for his roles in horror films and as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars. |
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STEVIE NICKS (1948) — American singer-songwriter. Known for her career with the band Fleetwood Mac and solo work.. |
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HANK WILLIAMS, JR. (1949) — American country singer-songwriter known widely for his Monday Night Football themes. |
TODAY IN HISTORY
| 1868 – The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote. |  |
| 1896 – Charles Dow first publishes the Dow Jones Industrial Average (“The Dow”) |  |
| 1897 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula is first published. |  |
| 1967 –The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heats Club Band album is released. |  |
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