History Blog

May 26

Happy Birthday RIP “John Wayne”(Marion Morrison 1907–1979) Peter Cushing(1913–1994) “Jay Silverheels”(Harold Smith 1912–1980) “Peggy Lee”(Norma Egstrom 1920–2002) James Aurness(1923–2011) ; Brent Musburger–82 Stephanie “Stevie” Nicks–73 Philip Michael Thomas–72 Pamela Grier–72 Randall Hank Williams–72 Eugenie “Genie” Francis–59 Robert “Bobcat” Goldthwait–59 Leonard “Lenny” Kravitz–57 Helena Bonham Carter–55 Matthew Stone–50 Lauryn Hill–46 ; 1896 – Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The average price of the 11 initial stocks was $40.94.