Sunday 26 May is the 147th day of the Gregorian calendar. There are 219 days left until the end of the year.
Saint of the day: Saint Philip
May Proverb
When it rains for San Filippo the poor do not need the rich
It happened today
1906 – The Vauxhall Bridge opens in London
1923 – The first 24 Hours of Le Mans begins
1969 – Apollo Program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after an eight-day test of all components needed for the imminent first human landing on the Moon
1986 – The European Community adopts the European Flag
2003 – Just three days after the previous record, Sherpa Lakpa Gelu climbs Everest in 10 hours and 56 minutes. Nepal’s tourism ministry confirmed the record in July of the same year
2004 – The New York Times issues an admission of reporting error, acknowledging bias in its reporting and lack of skepticism toward sources regarding revelations about weapons of mass destruction that helped fuel the Iraq War in 2003
Birthdays
Alberto Di Stasio – Italian actor and director (26 May 1950)
Helena Bonham Carter – English actress (26 May 1966)
Luca Toni – an Italian footballer. World Champion with the national team in 2006 (26 May 1977)
Shannon Kenny – Australian actress (26 May 1971)
