May 26: Facts & Historical Events On This Day

Amazon announced the acquisition of film studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer for $8.45 billion.

A series of worldwide protests began in reaction to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.

Simon Pagenaud of France finished the 2016 Indy 500 just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi.

Eminem released his fourth studio album, “The Eminem Show.”

It went on to win the 2002 Billboard Album of the Year and Grammy Award Best Rap Album 2003.

Arthur C. Clarke was knighted.

On a visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka, he was made a Knight Bachelor for "services to literature" at a ceremony. This knighthood is usually awarded to those who have advised for public service.

The United States Supreme Court ruled that Ellis Island is primarily located in the state of New Jersey and not New York like many think it does.

Lisa Marie, Elvis Presley’s daughter, married Michael Jackson. However, they divorced after four years.

Carlos Martinez famously hit a ball off Jose Canseco’s head for a home run in major league baseball.

Philadelphia Phillies retired the future Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt’s uniform #20.

NASA’s Apollo 10 mission returned to earth after successfully testing all possible elements of a Moon landing.

The Apollo 10 Command Service Module (CSM) landed in the Pacific Ocean 400 miles (740 km) east of American Samoa. The astronauts and the CSM were recovered by ship, flown to American Samoa, Honolulu, and then finally flown to the US. The CSM was then displayed in various countries, eventually becoming a permanent feature at the London Science Museum.

The Beatles released their eighth album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

The avant-garde album was an instant success, reaching #1 on multiple charts in the US almost instantly, staying at that position for as many as 27 weeks. It won four Grammy awards in 1968 and has been ranked as one of the best albums of all time.

The last Ford Model T motor car was ceremoniously rolled off the assembly line.

Henry Ford, its inventor, watched the final car come off the line at his factory in Highland Park, Michigan. The Model T had been in production for 19 years, during which about 15 million vehicles were built.

Ty Cobb, a future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder, was the first to gain 1,000 extra-base hits.

The first-ever Le Mans endurance race began.

Originally intended to run for three years, this endurance race based winners on who can cover the farthest distance in 24 hours. Winners of the inaugural race were André Lagache and René Léonard.

Norway’s deadliest fire happened when Grue’s church burned down, killing one hundred and thirteen people inside.