May 26: Start of the Dow Jones Index, Middle Eastern Oil and Apartheid

On This Day in History May 26, 2020 Historical Events 1896  Dow Jones index begins with an average of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94) 1908  At Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made, rights acquired by the United Kingdom 1927  Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company produce the last (and 15th million) Model T Ford / Tin Lizzie 1948  South Africa elects a nationalist government under D. F. Malan with an apartheid policy 2004  The United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing. More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Hank Williams Jr 71st Birthday John Wayne (1907 - 1979) Miles Davis (1926 - 1991) Sally Ride (1951 - 2012) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Samuel Pepys (1633 - 1703) Sydney Pollack (1934 - 2008) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for May 13-20 Test your knowledge of historical events in our multi-choice weekly history quiz for May 13-20. Number 7 will leave you truly stumped then amazed! Take the Quiz You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand