May 26 in History

• 1913

  May 26, 1913:

  The United States Actors’ Equity Association is established.

• 1963

  May 26, 1963:

  American singer and musician Elvis Presley records two singles titled "Please Don't Drag That String Around” and “Echoes Of Love”.

• 1966

  May 26, 1966:

  The English rock group, The Beatles releases their 10th studio album titled "Yellow Submarine."

• 1967

  May 26, 1967: British most popular music band, The Beatles issues their eighth studio album named “Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” in the UK.
• May 26, 1967:

  The American rock collective, ‘The Mothers of Invention’ drops their second studio album titled “Absolutely Free”.

• May 26, 1967:

  The Beatles records a track known as "It's All Too Much."

• 1973

  May 26, 1973:

  An album by English rock group The Beatles, which is dubbed “1967-1970”, becomes number 1 on the American Billboard chart.

• 1987

  May 26, 1987:

  American adult contemporary and pop-rock singer Richard Marx releases his debut song titled “Don't Mean Nothing” in the United States.

• 2004

  May 26, 2004:

  Fantasia Barrino becomes the winner for the 3rd season of the American musical competition known as “American idol”.

• 2008

  May 26, 2008:

  British singer and songwriter Paul McCartney is awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree by Yale University.