February 26 in History
What happened on February 26 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on february 26 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on february 26 in history.
?>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.
1945
Syria declares war on Germany and Japan.
1943
U.S. Flying Fortresses and Liberators pound German docks and U-boat lairs at Wilhelmshaven.
1941
British take the Somali capital in East Africa.
1936
Japanese military troops march into Tokyo to conduct a coup and assassinate political leaders.
1933
Ground is broken for the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
1924
U.S. steel industry finds claims an eight-hour day increases efficiency and employee relations.
1917
President Wilson publicly asks congress for the power to arm merchant ships.
1916
General Henri Philippe Petain takes command of the French forces at Verdun.
1914
Russian aviator Igor Sikorsky carries 17 passengers in a twin engine plane in St. Petersburg.
1901
Boxer Rebellion leaders Chi-Hsin and Hsu-Cheng-Yu are publicly executed in Peking.
1871
France and Prussia sign a preliminary peace treaty at Versailles.
1848
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels publish The Communist Manifesto in London.
1815
Napoleon and 1,200 of his men leave Elba to start the 100-day re-conquest of France.
1790
As a result of the Revolution, France is divided into 83 departments.
1154
William the Bad succeeds his father, Roger the II, in Sicily.