Daily Archives: May 26, 2022

U.S. and Soviet sign two arms accords to limit growth of atomic arsenals 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1972)

1970s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'SYND 27-5-72 NIXON AND BREZHNEV SIGN ARMS LIMITATION TREATY'

(Friday, May 26, 1972, 11:07 p.m. Moscow Standard Time; during the Moscow Summit (1972), part of the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon and the Soviet Communist party leader Leonid Brezhnev, signed two landmark nuclear arms control agreements tonight that for the first time put limits on the growth of American and Soviet strategic nuclear arsenals. Continue reading U.S. and Soviet sign two arms accords to limit growth of atomic arsenals 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1972) →

‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ sci-fi film premieres at Cannes Film Festival 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1982)

1980s, Movies 1980s


Video: 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' trailer

(Wednesday, May 26, 1982, evening Central European Summer Time) — E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, an American science fiction film about a lonely boy who summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world, premiered tonight as the closing film of the Cannes Film Festival. Continue reading ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ sci-fi film premieres at Cannes Film Festival 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1982) →

‘Stranger on the Shore’ by Mr. Acker Bilk peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1962)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, May 26, 1962) — “Stranger on the Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was the first British recording to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (Vera Lynn’s “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” had reached #1 in 1952, on the shorter “Best Sellers In Stores” survey). Continue reading ‘Stranger on the Shore’ by Mr. Acker Bilk peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1962) →