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This day in history: May 26

1. 1938

   The House Un-American Activities Committee was established to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities by people or organizations in the U.S. suspected of having communist or fascist ties.

2. 1940

   Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk.

3. 1967

   The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the first progressive rock albums, was released.

4. 1989

   Tropical Storm Cecil dissipated over Laos after devastating Quảng Nam province, Vietnam, and causing the deaths of 751 people.

5. 1999

   Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League final to become the first English football club to win three major championships in the same season.

6. 2002

   Barges being towed destroyed part of a bridge near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, causing vehicles to fall into the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir on the Arkansas River.

7. 2020

   Protests following the murder of George Floyd erupted in Minneapolis–Saint Paul before spreading across the United States and internationally.

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