Today in History: The European Community adopts the European flag

The following is a chronological list of notable events that occurred on May 26 throughout history:

946 – England is left temporarily without a monarch after the death of King Edmund I in a street fight, resulting in Edmund’s brother Eadred assuming the throne for the minority of Edmund’s two sons.

1293 – An earthquake strikes Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, killing about 23,000.

1805 – Napoléon Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in Milan Cathedral, the gothic cathedral in Milan.

1805 – Napoléon Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in Milan Cathedral, the gothic cathedral in Milan.

1896 – Nicholas II is crowned as the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.

1936 – In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.

1967 – The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is released.

1986 – The European Community adopts the European flag.

1998 – The first “National Sorry Day” is held in Australia. Reconciliation events are held nationally, and attended by over a million people.

2020 – Protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd erupt in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, later becoming widespread across the United States and around the world.