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26
May
THE FIRST INDY 500 WAS HELD IN 1911
The 1911 international 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race took place at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911. This event
marked the first running of the Indianapolis 500, one of the most
prestigious automobile races in the world.
Ray Harroun, an engineer with the Marmon Motor Car Company,
came out of retirement to drive, and won the inaugural event
before re-retiring for good in the winner’s circle.
Ray Wade Harroun (1879 – 1968)
26
May
‘’THE DUKE’’ WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1907
John Wayne (Marion Robert Morrison)
(May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979)
John Wayne became a popular icon through his starring roles
in films which were produced during Hollywood’s Golden Age,
especially in Western and war movies. His career flourished
from the silent era of the 1920s through the American New
Wave, as he appeared in a total of 179 film and television
productions.
He was among the top box-office draws for three decades and
appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era.
In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Wayne as one of
the greatest male stars of classic American cinema.
Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, but grew up in Southern
California.
The house in Winterset, Iowa, where Wayne was born.
1939
1976
The film stars John Wayne in his last film
appearance before his death from stomach
cancer. He was 72.
25
May
A RECENT ONCE IN A DECADE DISCOVERY
A European woman recently stumbled upon buried treasure
from the Middle Ages in what archaeologists are calling a
once-in-a-decade discovery.
In a press release that was translated into English, the
Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
explained that the treasure was found by a woman walking
in Kutná Hora. The town is located in the Central Bohemian
Region of the Czech Republic.
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Experts say the treasure discovery is one of the largest
archaeological finds of the past ten years.
Archaeologists are working diligently to analyze and
archive all of the silver coins found, before putting
them on display.
25
May
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CONVENED
Four years after the United States won its independence from
Great Britain, 55 state delegates, including George Washington,
James Madison and Benjamin Franklin, convene in Philadelphia
to compose a new U.S. constitution on May 25, 1787.
George Washington (right)
Independence Hall‘s Assembly Room.
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