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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 19 "South Pacific" soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks 
May 19 Bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at 65.
May 19 Premiere of Harold Pinter's "Birthday Party" in London
May 19 US and Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
May 20 US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests).
May 21 Indonesian paratroopers reconquers Morotai Island
May 21 US performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests).
May 23 In this year, Mao Tse Tung starts "Great leap forward" movement in China.
May 24 President Batista opens offensive against Fidel Castro's rebellion.
May 24 United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service
May 24 UP and International News Service merge into United Press International
May 25 Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (5 Tests for S Africa), dies
May 26 Ceylon emergency crisis proclaimed
May 26 The HSS-1N helicopter, capable of day and night antisubmarine warfare under instrument flight conditions, was publicly flown at NAS Corpus Christi.
May 26 Union Square, San Fransisco is recorded as becoming state historical landmark
May 26 US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)
May 27 Ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46
May 27 Ernest Green and 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS.
May 27 Vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed)
May 28 French Government of Pflimlin steps down/200000 demonstrate against De Gaulle
May 28 French govt of Pflimlin steps down/200000 demonstrate against De Gaulle
May 28 Mikulas Schneider-Trvavsky, composer, dies at 77
May 29 In this year, Real Madrid claims 3rd Europe Cup 1 in Brussels.
May 29 Juan Ramon Jiménez, Spanish poet (Nobel 1956), dies at 76
May 30 Unidentified soldiers killed in WWII and Korean War buried in Arlington.
May 30 US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests).
May 31 US performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests)
Jun 01 Charles de Gaulle is recorded as becoming premier of France.
Jun 01 General De Gaulle named the premier of France.
Jun 02 Alan Freed joins WABC (NYC) radio
Jun 03 Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers.
Jun 04 M Lichnowsky, writer, dies at 79.
Jun 06 Lily Theresa Strickland, composer, dies at 71
Jun 07 In this year, 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan claims in 2:30.2.
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