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Thursday, 11 June 2026
May 18 Jeannette Rankin, 1st Congresswoman (1917-19, 41-43), dies at 92. 
May 18 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany.
May 20 25th Emmy Awards Waltons, All in the Family and Mary Tyler Moore win.
May 21 Carlo E Gadda, Italian engineer/writer (War Diary), dies at 79.
May 22 President Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up
May 22 U S President Richard Nixon confesses his role in the Watergate cover-up
May 23 Athena Lorde, actress (Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek), dies at 57
May 25 In this year, George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" in UK
May 25 Launch of Skylab 2 mission, which was inaugural U.S. manned orbiting space station. It had an all Navy crew of CAPT Charles Conrad, Jr., USN. (commanding), CDR Joseph P. Kerwin, USN and CDR Paul J. Weitz, USN. During the 28 day mission of 404 orbits, the craft rendezvoused with Skylab to make repairs and conduct science experiments. Recovery by USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14).
May 26 "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players hits #15.
May 26 "Super Fly Meets Shaft" by John and Ernest hits #31.
May 26 Beatles' "The Beatles 1967-1970" album goes #1.
May 26 In this year, Bahrain formally adopts it's constitution
May 26 Jacques Lipchitz, US cubist sculptor, dies at 81
May 28 Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Germ composer/conductor (Hassan), dies at 73.
May 29 Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for misappropriating $100000 in funds, Davis will start Arista records
May 29 Eric Applewhite, entertainer, dies.
May 29 Tom Bradley is elected the inaugural black mayor of Los Angeles.
May 30 Hal Hastings, orch leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at 66
May 30 In this year, Ajax claims 3rd Europe Cup
May 31 Albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89.
May 31 Glenn Turner scores his 1000th cricket run of English season.
Jun 01 Greece is recorded as becoming a republic, scrapping its monarchy
Jun 01 Harvey S Firestone Jr, US tire manufacturer, dies at 75
Jun 01 Paul McCartney and Wings release "Live and Let Die"
Jun 04 Arna Bontemps, writer (Harlem Renaissance), dies at 72 in Nashville
Jun 05 Max Terhune, actor (Range Justice, Night Riders), dies at 82.
Jun 06 Canada bans US oil tankers from Canadian waters to reach planned oil refinery at Eastport, Maine
Jun 07 Lane Bradford, actor (Dead Man's Gold, Gun Hawk), dies at 50.
Jun 08 Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76
Jun 09 Secretariat is recorded as becoming the inaugural Triple Crown winner in 25 years by winning the Belmont Stakes
Jun 10 NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit.
Jun 10 William M Inge, US playwright (Come Back Little Sheba), dies at 60
Jun 13 Alvin Derold Etler, composer, dies at 60
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