May 26

Friday 26, 1972:

The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

Tuesday 26, 1970:

The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.

Tuesday 26, 1908:

At Masjid-al-Salaman in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the United Kingdom.

Wednesday 26, 1897:

Bram Stoker's novel Dracula goes on sale in London.

Wednesday 26, 1328:

William of Ockham, Franciscan Minister-General Michael of Cesena, and two other Franciscan leaders secretly leave Avignon, fearing a sentence of death from Pope John XXII.