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Thursday, 12 February 2026
May 04 Dancer's Image disqualified due to drugs after winning 94th Kentucky Derby. 
May 05 Albert Dekker, dies of accidental suffocation at 62.
May 06 Battle between students and troops in Paris France, 1000 injured
May 06 Spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards.
May 07 Lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/gov of Alabama, dies at 41.
May 08 Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner)
May 09 Finlay Currie, dies at 90
May 10 Maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Austral v England 1936-37), dies
May 10 Viet Nam peace talks begin in Paris, albeit on a preliminary level.
May 10 Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US and North Vietnam
May 11 In this year, Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park".
May 11 Students and police battle in Paris, 100s injured
May 12 "March of Poor" under rev Abernathy reach Washington DC
May 13 1000000 French demonstrate against De Gaulle and Pompidou
May 14 Beatles announce formation of Apple Corp
May 14 Czechoslovakian Government announces liberalizing reforms under Alexander Dubcek.
May 14 Husband Edward Kimmel, commandant US Ocean fleet WW II, dies at 86.
May 14 Red Army Faction -leader Andreas Baader sentenced to 3 years in West Berlin
May 15 A tornado strikes Jonesboro AR at 10 PM, killing 36
May 15 Paul McCartney and John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is the substitute host
May 16 Battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam.
May 16 Earthquake results in the deaths of 47 in Japan
May 16 Honshu, Japan a7.0 quake killed 47 people, 281 injured, and $131 million property damage was sustained
May 17 European Space Research Organization launches inaugural satellite
May 17 US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site.
May 19 20th Emmy Awards Get Smart, Mission Impossible and Barbara Bain
May 19 20th Emmy Awards: Get Smart, Mission Impossible and Barbara Bain.
May 19 Pirate Radio Brumble of Northern England inaugural heard
May 20 Albert Hartkopf, cricketer (one Test for Australia), dies
May 21 Doris Lloyd, actress (Oliver Twist), dies of heart strain at 71
May 21 Paul McCartney and Jane Asher attend an Andy Williams concert.
May 21 The nuclear-powered submarine Scorpion, with a crew of 99, is reported missing It is later are discovered on the ocean floor off the coast of Azores
May 21 US nuclear-powered sub (Scorpion), with 99 men, reported missing and is later are discovered at the bottom of the ocean off Azores.
May 21 USSR performs nuclear test (underground).
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