May 26

Dow Jones Industrial Average begins with 12 stocks (1896); Actor John Wayne born (1907); Legendary jazz musician Miles Davis born (1926); First American woman in space, Sally Ride, born (1951); Musician Lauryn Hill born (1975).

May 25

Constitutional Convention convenes in Philadelphia (1787); Author Ralph Waldo Emerson born (1803); Businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker dies (1919); "Star Wars" premieres in theaters (1977); George Floyd is killed by police during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2020).

Tina Turner

"In the spoken introduction to their hit “Proud Mary,” the late Tina Turner promises audiences that at first, she and then-husband, Ike Turner, will take things “nice and easy” with the song but promises the ending will be “rough.”"

https://www.biography.com/musicians/tina-turner-proud-mary-origins

Tina Turner

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was an American-born and naturalized Swiss^[a] singer, dancer, actress, and author. Widely referred to as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner

May 24

Samuel Morse sends first commercial telegraph message (1844); The Brooklyn Bridge is opened in NYC (1883); Bob Dylan born (1941); Musician Patti LaBelle born (1944); Jazz legend Duke Ellington dies (1974).

May 23

Infamous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are killed by police (1934); John D. Rockefeller dies (1937); German Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann revealed to have been captured in Argentina (1960); Musician Jewel born (1974); James Bond actor Roger Moore dies (2017).

Ray Stevenson

"He was known for roles in the Thor films and the Divergent series, as well as several UK TV shows like Band of Gold, Peak Practice and Murphy's Law."

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-65677440