143 days before October 16, 2012
would be
May 26, 2012 (Saturday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
• Day numbers: 147
• Week number: 21
• Leap year: 2012 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for May 26, 2012 (Saturday)
• Sunrise time: 06:10 am
• Sunset time: 08:50 pm
• Day length: 14h 40m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for May 26, 2012 (Saturday)
• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
• Illumination: 30%
• Moon Age: 5.51 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
May 26, 2012 Holidays and National Days
May 26 in History
1977
The movie Star Wars debuts.
1969
Apollo 10 returns to Earth.
1961
The civil rights activist group, Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee, is established in Atlanta.
1961
A U.S. Air Force bomber flies across the Atlantic in a record of just over three hours.
1958
Union Square, San Francisco, becomes a state historical landmark.
1946
A patent is filed in the United States for the H-bomb.
1940
The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk begins.
1938
The House Committee on Un-American Activities begins its work of searching for subversives in the United States.
1896
The last czar of Russia, Nicholas II, is crowned.
1868
President Andrew Johnson is acquitted of all charges of impeachment.
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