26 days before March 24, 1961

would be

February 26, 1961 (Sunday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 57

• Week number: 8

• Leap year: 1961 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: No

Sunrise, Sunset Times for February 26, 1961 (Sunday)

• Sunrise time: 07:11 am

• Sunset time: 06:21 pm

• Day length: 11h 09m

Moon Phase for February 26, 1961 (Sunday)

• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous

• Illumination: 88%

• Moon Age: 11.55 day(s)

February 26, 1961 Holidays and National Days

1993

A bomb rocks the World Trade Center in New York City. Five people are killed and hundreds suffer from smoke inhalation.

1990

Daniel Ortega, communist president of Nicaragua, suffers a shocking election defeat at the hands of Violeta Chamorro.

1973

A publisher and 10 reporters are subpoenaed to testify on Watergate.

1972

Soviets recover Luna 20 with a cargo of moon rocks.

1970

Five Marines are arrested on charges of murdering 11 South Vietnamese women and children.

1968

Thirty-two African nations agree to boycott the Olympics because of the presence of South Africa.

1965

Norman Butler is arrested for the murder of Malcom X.

1964

Lyndon B. Johnson signs a tax bill with $11.5 billion in cuts.

1951

The 22nd Amendment is added to the Constitution limiting the Presidency to two terms.