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May 26.
1830. Congress passes the Indian Removal Act, which President Jackson will sign into law two days later.
1868. President Johnson is acquitted of impeachment by one vote.
1938. The House Un-American Activities Committee holds its first session.
1940. Britain declares this date to a Day of National Prayer for its army, seemingly hopelessly trapped and doomed in France. The British start moving quickly to get back to the sea, while the Royal Navy starts to organize a massive evacuation. General Brooke commands a complicated fighting withdrawal as German troops make probes and reconnaissance attacks in advance of an imminent assault.
1959. Pittsburg Pirates pitcher Harvey Haddix retires the first 36 batters to face him, losing his perfect game bid in the 13th inning. The game was against the Milwaukee Braves, who featured Hammerin' Hank Aaron and had gone to the World Series each of the last two years. It is considered one of the greatest pitching feats in MLB history. In 1993, Bob Buhl, a starting pitcher for those Braves' temas (though not the starter that day) revealed that Braves pitchers had been stealing signs from the Pirates catcher, who was exposing his hand signals. From their bullpen, the Braves pitchers were positioning a towel to reveal what Haddix would be throwing. And for 12-2/3rd innings, it didn't matter one damn bit.
Haddix would later go on to be the winning pitcher in game 7 of the 1960 World Series, having come on in relief and being the pticher of record when Bill Mazeroski hit his famous home run.
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