May 26 - This Day in History

May 26 : General Interest 1897: Dracula goes on sale in London The first copies of the classic vampire novel Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker, appear in London bookshops on this day in 1897... read more American Revolution 1782 : Colonel William Crawford proceeds toward the Ohio http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/colonel-william-crawford-proceeds-toward-the-ohio Automotive 1927 : Last day of Model T production at Ford http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-day-of-model-t-production-at-ford Civil War 1865 : One of the last Confederate generals surrenders http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-edmund-kirby-smith-surrenders Cold War 1960 : United States charges Soviets with espionage http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-charges-soviets-with-espionage Crime 2005 : Murder charges dropped against Marine http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/murder-charges-dropped-against-marine Disaster 1991 : Plane crashes in Thai jungle http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crashes-in-thai-jungle General Interest 1637 : Pequot massacres begin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-english-restoration 1864 : Montana Territory created http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/montana-territory-created 1868 : President Johnson acquitted http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-johnson-acquitted 1896 : Czar Nicholas II crowned http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/czar-nicholas-ii-crowned Hollywood 2008 : Sidney Pollack dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sidney-pollack-dies Literary 1897 : Bram Stoker's novel Dracula goes on sale in London http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bram-stokers-novel-dracula-goes-on-sale-in-london Music 1962 : The British Invasion has an odd beginning http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-british-invasion-has-an-odd-beginning Old West 1907 : John Wayne is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wayne-is-born Presidential 1924 : Coolidge signs stringent immigration law http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coolidge-signs-stringent-immigration-law Sports 1959 : Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, but loses http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/haddix-pitches-12-perfect-innings-but-loses Vietnam War 1965 : Australian troops depart for Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/australian-troops-depart-for-vietnam 1971 : North Vietnamese seize Snoul, Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-seize-snoul-cambodia World War I 1914 : Gavrilo Princip sets out from Belgrade for Sarajevo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gavrilo-princip-sets-out-from-belgrade-for-sarajevo World War II 1940 : Britain's Operation Dynamo gets underway as President Roosevelt makes a radio appeal for the Red Cross http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britains-operation-dynamo-gets-underway-as-president-roosevelt-makes-a-radio-appeal-for-the-red-cross