Event:
The Malaysian government has released the last transmission from Malaysian Air Flight 370; the data confirm that the plane was last located over the eastern Indian Ocean; over a year of mapping and search may be needed before remnants might be found
More Notable Events on May 26:
1958 Union Square, San Francisco becomes state historical landmark
1930 Supreme Court rules buying liquor does not violate the Constitution
1924 President Coolidge signs Immigration law: restricting immigration
1864 Territory of Montana formed
1805 Lewis and Clark 1st see Rocky Mountains