This Day in History
26 Feb 1266
Battle of Benevento fought in Southern Italy between Manfred of Sicily and army of Charles of Anjou
26 Feb 1534
Pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as bishop of Utrecht
26 Feb 1732
1st mass celebrated in 1st American Catholic church St Josephs Philadelphia
26 Feb 1773
Construction authorized for Walnut St jail (Philadelphia) (1st solitary)
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World Trade Center bombed
At 1218 p.m. a terrorist bomb explodes in a parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York City leaving a crater 60 feet wide and causing the collapse ...
Lucky Lady II begins nonstop global flight
From Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth Texas the Lucky Lady II a B-50 Superfortress takes off on the first nonstop round-the-world flight. Under the com...
Last U.S. Marines leave Beirut
The last U.S. Marines sent to Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping force leave Beirut the war-torn Lebanese capital where some 250 of the original 8...
Hitler organizes Luftwaffe
On February 26 1935 Nazi leader Adolf Hitler signs a secret decree authorizing the founding of the Reich Luftwaffe as a third German military service to join ...
Honda introduces Formula One Earth Car
On this day in 2007 in an effort to raise awareness of environmental issues the Honda Formula One (F1) team unveils its Earth Car a race car emblazoned with ...
Two national parks preserved, 10 years apart
On this day in history two national parks were established in the United States 10 years apartthe Grand Canyon in 1919 and the Grand Tetons in 1929.Loc...
Mass graves discovered in Hue
Allied troops who had recaptured the imperial capital of Hue from the North Vietnamese during the Tet Offensive discover the first mass graves in Hue.It was dis...
First South Korean troops arrive
The first contingent of South Korean troops arrives in Saigon. Although assigned to non-combat duties they came under fire on April 3. The South Korean contin...
Stockton gets 11,000th NBA assist
On this day in 1996 the Utah Jazzs point guard John Stockton gets his 11000th assist in the NBA. When Stockton retires from basketball in 2003 he lea...
Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park
On this day in history in one of his final acts as president Calvin Coolidge dedicates acreage in the Grand Teton mountain range as a national park.A Vermont ...
Grand Teton National Park is established
In a controversial move that inspires charges of eastern domination of the West the Congress establishes Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.Home to some of t...
Fats Domino is born in New Orleans
Antoine Domino was the youngest of eight children born into a Creole family that spoke French as its first language. Dominos father was a fiddle player...
Christopher Marlowe is baptized
On this day poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe is baptized in Canterbury England two months before the birth of his fellow playwright William Shakespear...
Oscar winner Halle Berry accepts Razzie for Catwoman
If the Academy Awards celebrate the best of what Hollywood has to offer each year the Golden Raspberry (Razzie) Awards take a distinct pleasure in celebrating ...
Dam collapses in West Virginia
A dam collapses in West Virginia on this day in 1972 flooding a valley and killing 118 people. Another 4000 people were left homeless.Coal mining was the chie...
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