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MAY 26 — 1781 Robert Morris charters Bank of North America; 1927 Last Model T drives off lot; 1969 Kinetic Sculpture Race begins in Humboldt, CA;  1926 Happy Birthday Miles Davis MAY 26 1927 – Goodbye Tin Lizzy. Henry Ford

MAY 25 — 1977 Star Wars released; 1862 Stonewall Jackson victorious at 1st Battle of Winchester; 1922 Babe Ruth gets suspended/1935 makes last home run; 1803 Happy Birthday Ralph Waldo Emerson; 2015 Arizona man wins world record for longest leghair

MAY 24 — 1883 Brooklyn Bridge opens; 1884 Morse code runs successful test run; 1924 Charles August Lindbergh dies; 1989 Yankee Lee Gutterman sets pitching record; 1997 Tim Allen gets DUI MAY 24 1883—The Brooklyn Bridge opens. …At the time,

MAY 23 — 1934 Police catch up to Bonnie & Clyde; 1927 Lucky Lindburgh Lands in Paris!; 1785 Ben Franklin announces bifocals invention; 2000 Eminem releases Marshall Mathers LP MAY 23 1934 – Police finally catch up with Bonnie and

MAY 22 — ELECTIONS: 1835 Van Buren unanimously elected leader of the Democratic Party; 1856 The caning of Senator Charles Sumner; 1842 Howe’s Cavern is purchased in Cobleskill NY; 1966 Cloward-Pivens call for socialism in America MAY 22 1835 –

MAY 21 — ELECTIONS: Grant becomes nominee for 1868 Republican ticket;  2017 Space engineer William Tompkins speaks out on UFOs in San Diego; 1952 Happy Birthday Mr. T MAY 21 1868 Grant becomes the nominee for the 1868 Presidential campaign.

MAY 20 — 1768 Happy Birthday Dolley Madison; 1862 Homestead Act becomes law; 1927 Lindbergh takes off in Spirit of St. Louis MAY 20 1768 – Happy birthday Dorthea Dandridge Todd, better known as Dolley Madison! Possibly best known for

MAY 19 — 1864 Harris Farm Engagement, Spotsylvania; 1884 Ringling Bros. start circus; 1892 Charles King invents pneumatic hammer; 1992 Amy Fisher shoots Buttafuoco’s wife; 1976 NBA: Happy birthday KG! MAY 19 1864 – in Civil War news, The Harris

MAY 18 — 1980 Mt. St. Helens erupts; 1860 Lincoln nominated for presidency; 1974 RIP Dr. Thomas Moray, Father of Zero Point Energy MAY 18 1980-Mt. St. Helens erupts … at 8:32 on an otherwise beautiful Sunday morning in Washington.

MAY 17 -1827 Happy Anniversary Andrew and First Lady Eliza Johnson; 1978 Governor Jerry Brown and Rock Queen Linda Ronstadt appear on U.S. Magazine…together; Happy Birthday Tony Parker; 1995 Chuck Berry, Fats & Little Richard jam together MAY 17 17