Today in History - May 26th:

1896 - Last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, crowned

1927 - Ford Motor Company produces last "Tin Lizzie" (begins Model A)

1937 - San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate Bridge opens

1946 - Patent filed in US for H-Bomb

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 Other Noteable Dates:

1907 - John Wayne [Marion Mitchell Morrison], Winterset IA, actor (Green Berets, True Grit); 1948 - Stevie Nicks, American rocker and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac, Bella Donna); 1949 - Hank Williams Jr, Shreveport La, country singer (Honky Tonk); 1962 - Genie Francis, Englewood NJ, actress (General Hospital, Bare Essence);1966 - Helena Bonham Carter, London, English actress (Fight Club, Howards End)

To see more historical events for May 26th, click here: www.historyorb.com/day/may/26?p=2

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