May 26
| 17 | Germanicus of Rome celebrates his victory over the Germans. | |
| 1328 | William of Ockham forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII. | |
| 1647 | A new law bans Catholic priests from the colony of Massachusetts. The penalty is banishment or death for a second offense. | |
| 1670 | Charles II and Louis XIV sign a secret treaty in Dover, England, ending hostilities between England and France. | |
| 1691 | Jacob Leiser, leader of the popular uprising in support of William and Mary's succession to the throne, is executed for treason. | |
| 1736 | British and Chickasaw forces defeat the French at the Battle of Ackia. | |
| 1831 | The Russians defeat the Poles at the Battle of Ostrolenska. | |
| 1835 | A resolution is passed in the U.S. Congress stating that Congress has no authority over state slavery laws. | |
| 1864 | The territory of Montana is organized. | |
| 1865 | The last Confederate army surrenders in Shreveport, Louisiana. | |
| 1868 | President Andrew Johnson is aquitted of all charges of impeachment. | |
| 1896 | The last czar of Russia, Nicholas II, is crowned. | |
| 1938 | The House Committee on Un-American Activities begins its work of searching for subversives in the United States. | |
| 1940 | The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk begins. | |
| 1946 | A patent is filed in the United States for the H-bomb. | |
| 1958 | Union Square, San Francisco, becomes a state historical landmark. | |
| 1961 | The civil rights activist group, Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee, is established in Atlanta. | |
| 1961 | A U.S. Air Force bomber flies across the Atlantic in a record of just over three hours. | |
| 1969 | Apollo 10 returns to Earth. | |
| 1977 | The movie Star Wars debuts. |
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