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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 22 US sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR. 
May 24 "View to a Kill" premieres in US
May 24 Cyclone hits Bangladesh; about 10000 die
May 25 Cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11000 killed
May 25 Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer.
May 26 Explosions destroys 2 tankers off of Gibraltar, 30 die.
May 26 In this year, Danny Sullivan claims Indianapolis 500 by 24 seconds following a spin
May 27 Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China in 1997
May 27 Inaugural bands parade for President Reagan.
May 27 Kay Campbell, actress (All My Children), dies at 80
May 28 David Jacobsen taken hostage in Beirut Lebanon
May 28 Discovery moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating of STS 51-G
May 29 39, die at Heysel Stadium in Liverpool in a riot prior to soccer match.
May 29 Heysel Stadium Disaster - 39 die and 500 injured in rioting between British and Italians at European Cup soccer; English clubs banned from playing in European competition for five years.
May 29 Thirty-five spectators die when rioting erupts at the European Cup soccer final in Brussels.
May 31 41 Tornados in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and Canada kill 88 and injure more than 1000
May 31 In this year, Guatemala formally adopts constitution
May 31 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70204000.
Jun 01 Richard Greene actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 67
Jun 01 Richard Greene, actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 67.
Jun 04 STS 51-G vehicle moves to the launch pad.
Jun 04 Supreme Court strikes down Alabama "moment of silence" law
Jun 06 Body of Nazi criminal, Dr Josef Mengele located and exhumed.
Jun 06 Brazilian authorities exhume the body later identified as Dr. Josef Mengele, the one responsible for many of the Nazi Holocaust atrocities during World War II
Jun 06 In this year, Chris Evert claims a grand slam title for 13th straight year (French).
Jun 06 Siem Devout, Dutch actor, dies at 54
Jun 06 Soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station.
Jun 09 American Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped and held hostage in Lebanon.
Jun 09 USSR's Vega 1 deposits lander on surface of Venus
Jun 10 Bob Prince, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), dies at 68.
Jun 10 Claus von Bulow acquitted on charges he tried to murder his wife
Jun 10 Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula so much for the "New Coke"
Jun 10 The Israeli army ends its 1099 day occupation of Lebanon
Jun 11 Karen Ann Quinlan, comatose patient, dies in Morris Plains NJ at 31
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