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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 16 St.-Amable Quebec, fire breaks out at Quebec's largest tire dump (3 million tires) near Montreal; rages for four days before being put out 
May 17 Cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI
May 17 Dow Jones average hits a record 2831.71
May 17 European court rules pension rights for both men and women.
May 18 "Return To Green Acres" TV movie airs.
May 18 East and West Germany sign a monetary union treaty.
May 18 Jill Ireland, actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies of cancer at 54.
May 18 Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant.
May 18 Treaty forming the basis for monetary union between East and West Germany signed
May 20 An estimated 2 million people across China protest Martial Law
May 20 Hubble Space Telescope sends inaugural photograph's from space.
May 20 The Hubble Space Telescope sends its inaugural photographs back to Earth
May 21 Dow Jones average hits a record 2844.68.
May 21 Franklyn Seales, actor (Silver Spoon, Onion Field), dies of AIDS at 37.
May 21 Last episode of "Newhart" airs on CBS-TV; It was all a dream.
May 22 Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times.
May 22 Dow Jones average hits a record 2852.23
May 22 In this year, Microsoft releases Windows 3.0(I think there is trend here!)
May 22 Max Wall, actor (Jabberwocky), dies
May 22 North and South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen.
May 22 The final episode of Newhart airs on CBS TV.
May 23 Cost of rescuing savings and loan failures is put at up to $130 billion.
May 23 Dow Jones average hits a record 2856.26
May 23 In this year, A C Milan claims 35th Europe Cup 1 at Vienna
May 24 Andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game.
May 24 Stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1.
May 24 Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1.
May 25 Vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60
May 26 China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China
May 27 In this year, Jan Stephenson claims J C Penney LPGA Golf Skins Game.
May 27 Poland holds its inaugural free elections in over fifty years.
May 27 Radical Democratic Party holds inaugural political meetings in Moscow
May 28 Dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV
May 28 Giorgio Manganelli, writer, dies at 67
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