◆ On this day

May 26

4 sourced moments from May 26 in history: The Mysterious Kaspar Hauser Appears in Nuremberg (1828); The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ends in acquittal (1868); The Dow Jones Industrial Average is first published (1896), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on May 26

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1940 History · War & Conflict

The Dunkirk evacuation begins, a flotilla rescues a trapped army

With the British army pinned against the Channel, a hastily assembled fleet of warships and little ships began lifting men off the beaches.

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1896 Society & Economy · Business & Markets

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is first published

On May 26, 1896, Charles Dow published an average of 12 industrial stocks, creating Wall Street's most-watched market barometer.

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1868 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ends in acquittal

On May 26, 1868, the Senate fell one vote short of removing Andrew Johnson, ending the first impeachment trial of a US president.

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1828 History · Modern

The Mysterious Kaspar Hauser Appears in Nuremberg

A bewildered teenager who could barely speak stumbled into a German city square in 1828, igniting a riddle that still endures.

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