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Mars Odyssey finds signs of large ice deposits on Mars planet. 26 May 2002. 15 years old.

The European Community adopts the European Flag. 26 May 1986. 31 years ago.

NASA launches Exosat satellite. 26 May 1983. 34 years ago.

Apollo 10 falls on Earth after an eight-day test for the imminent first landing of man on the moon. 26 May 1969. 48 years ago.

British Guyana gets independence as Guyana. 26 May 1966. 51 years ago.

Battle of Dunkerque: In France, Allied forces begin a giant evacuation from Dunkerque. 26 May 1940. 77 years ago.

The first 24 hours of Le Mans begins. 26 May 1923. 94 years ago.

The first 500 Miles of Indianapolis runs. 26 May 1911. 106 years ago.

Dramatic novel by Bram Stoker is sold in London. 26 May 1897. 120 years ago.

Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Index. 26 May 1896. 121 years ago.

Open to the public of the first elevator, for the Eiffel Tower. 26 May 1889. 128 years ago.

Ends the process of impeachment by US President Andrew Johnson, who is considered innocent. 26 May 1868. 149 years ago.

London: The first international chess tournament in history begins. 26 May 1851. 166 years ago.

Milan: Napoleon is crowned king of Italy in the Duomo. 26 May 1805. 212 years old.

The Kingdom of Naples, becomes independent under Charles III of Bourbon, who takes it from the Austrians. 26 May 1734. 283 years old.

Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign a secret treaty that ends hostilities between the two kingdoms. 26 May 1670 347 years old

Alse Young is the first victim of witchcraft in British colonies in America. 26 May 1647. 370 years old.

Geneva expels Giovanni Calvino. 26 May 1538. 479 years old.

Mountaineering: Thirty-two-year-old Erik Weihenmayer of Colorado becomes the first sightless to reach the summit of Mount Everest 25 May2001

Star Wars - The Return of the Jedi debuts in cinema. 25 May 1983. 34 years ago.