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Currently a movie about Jackson’s early rise, “Michael,” is in theaters and broke box office records in its opening weekend.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Since records began in 1791, there have been almost 1,300 recorded shark attacks in Australia, with more than 260 of them resulting in death.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

No surprise, then, that a few tech stocks were enough to push the S&P 500 to three new records this past week, and bolster confidence among America’s wealthiest.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

He included arenas in secondary markets like Billings, Mont., and Saginaw, Mich., on his current tour, which helped him stack up more than 40 different attendance records.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Warily watching the British in Boston, “Washington frequently had Billy Lee remove his mahogany and brass spyglass from its handsome leather case so he could engage in surveillance of his adversary,” biographer Ron Chernow records.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis