On This Day:
Monday May 26, 2014 This is the 146th day of the year, with 219 days remaining in 2014. Fact of the Day: allergies An allergy is any hypersensitivity reaction by the body to a foreign substance (antigen). Many allergies are reactions to foods, pollens, animals, or microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, or parasites. Allergens (allergy-causing substances) can be airborne, like dust, lint, and smoke, or they can be things one comes in contact with, such as chemicals, dyes, and poisonous plants. Even heat, cold, and light - as from the sun - can be allergens. Dark-colored cats are four times more likely than light-colored ones to cause intense allergic reactions. Some people with tree pollen allergies might have a "cross-reaction" to fruits such as cherries, apples, pears, and peaches. Cow's milk causes more allergies than any other food.
Holidays Georgia: Independence Day (from USSR, 1991).
Guyana: Independence Day.
2005 - Eddie Albert (born Edward Albert Heimberger), American actor.
Events 1521 - Martin Luther was banned by the Edict of Worms because of his religious beliefs and writings.
1637 - The Pequot massacres began as part of the Pequot War; Puritan and Mohegan forces slaughtered many people in Connecticut villages.
1805 - Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned king of Italy.
1864 - President Abraham Lincoln signed an act establishing the Montana Territory.
1865 - The last surrender of Confederate troops (those west of the Mississippi) took place at Shreveport, Louisiana, at the end of the Civil War.
1868 - President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial in Congress ended with his being acquitted on all charges.
1896 - Nicholas II, the last czar, was crowned ruler of Russia.
1913 - The Actors' Equity Association was organized.
1924 - U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill limiting immigration into the U.S. and entirely excluding the Japanese.
1946 - A patent was filed in the United States for the H-bomb.
1954 - The Egyptian pharaoh Cheops's funeral ship was found.
1977 - George H. Willig scaled the outside of the South Tower of New York's World Trade Center; he was arrested at the top of the 110-story building.
1977 - The movie "Star Wars" debuted.
1994 - Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley were married in the Dominican Republic.
2004 - In state court, Oklahoma bombing accomplice Terry Nichols was found guilty of 161 counts of first-degree murder. He had been already convicted in federal court.
Births 1799 - Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian poet, novelist, dramatist, short-story writer.
1859 - A. E. Housman, English poet.
1886 - Al Jolson (Asa Yoelson), American singer, actor.
1907 - John Wayne (Marion Morrison), American Academy Award-winning actor.
1908 - Robert Morley, Oscar-nominated British actor.
1920 - Peggy Lee (Norma Deloris Egstrom), American singer, actress.
1948 - Stevie Nicks (born Stephanie Lynn Nicks), American singer and songwriter.
1962 - Bobcat Goldthwait (born Robert Francis Goldthwait), American comedian.
Deaths 1703 - Samuel Pepys, English diarist.
1939 - Charles Horace Mayo, American surgeon.
2006 - Édouard Michelin, CEO of Michelin, and the great-grandson of Édouard Michelin (1859–1940), a co-founder of the company.
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