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Day in History: February 26
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February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. On February 26th there are 308 days remaining in the year or 309 in leap years.
| | 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman Emperor. |
| | 1797 - Bank of England issues the first one and two-pound notes (ajdusted for inflation would be worth a LOT today) |
| | 1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba |
| | 1870 - In New York City, the first pneumatic-subway opens. |
| | 1919 - Congress establishes Grand Canyon as a National Park |
| | 1929 - The Grand Teton National Park is created. |
| | 1952 - Winston Churchill announces that England has an atomic bomb |
| | 1957 - Final radio broadcast of Dragnet (was it on a "Friday?") |
| | 1966 - Apollo Program: first flight of the Saturn IB rocket |
| | 1970 - NPR (National Public Radio) incorporates as a NFP (not for profit) corp |
| | 1972 - Buffalo Creek Flood caused by a burst dam kills 125 in West Virginia. |
| | 1987 - Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Reagan |
| | 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee introduces WorldWideWeb, the first web browser. ListAfterList.com says "Thank you". |
| | 1991 - Gulf War: Saddam Hussein announces the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. |
| | 1993 - First World Trade Center bombing: Truck bomb kills 6 and injures over a thousand. |
| | 1995 - England's oldest investment banking firm, Barings Bank collapses after broker Nick Leeson loses $1.4 billion by speculating in futures contracts |
| | 1995 - at The Houston Astrodome Selena performed in her last concert before she was killed |
| | 2001 - The Taliban destroy two giant Buddha statues in Bamyan, Afghanistan. |
| | 2004 - US lifts a ban on travel to Libya, ending 23 years of travel restrictions. Tourism still down we suspect... |
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