February 26 - This day in History

February 26: General Interest
1919: Two national parks preserved, 10 years apart

On this day in history, two national parks were established in the United States 10 years apart—the Grand Canyon in 1919 and the Grand Tetons in 1929... read more


American Revolution
1813 : "The Chancellor" Dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-chancellor-dies


Automotive
2007 : Honda introduces Formula One "Earth Car"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/honda-introduces-formula-one-earth-car


Civil War
1862 : Rhodes describes life as a Union soldier
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/in-camp-with-elisha-hunt-rhodes


Cold War
1990 : Sandinistas are defeated in Nicaraguan elections
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sandinistas-are-defeated-in-nicaraguan-elections


Crime
1993 : World Trade Center is bombed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-trade-center-is-bombed

2012 : Florida teen Trayvon Martin is shot and killed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/florida-teen-trayvon-martin-is-shot-and-killed


Disaster
1972 : Dam collapses in West Virginia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dam-collapses-in-west-virginia


General Interest
1935 : Hitler organizes Luftwaffe
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-organizes-luftwaffe

1949 : Lucky Lady II begins nonstop global flight
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ilucky-lady-iii-begins-nonstop-global-flight

1984 : Last U.S. Marines leave Beirut
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-us-marines-leave-beirut

1993 : World Trade Center bombed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-trade-center-bombed


Hollywood
2005 : Oscar winner Halle Berry accepts Razzie for Catwoman
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oscar-winner-halle-berry-accepts-razzie-for-catwoman


Literary
1564 : Christopher Marlowe is baptized
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/christopher-marlowe-is-baptized


Music
1928 : Fats Domino is born in New Orleans
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fats-domino-is-born-in-new-orleans


Old West
1929 : Grand Teton National Park is established
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grand-teton-national-park-is-established


Presidential
1929 : Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coolidge-establishes-grand-teton-national-park


Sports
1996 : Stockton gets 11,000th NBA assist
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stockton-gets-11000th-nba-assist


Vietnam War
1965 : First South Korean troops arrive
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-south-korean-troops-arrive

1968 : Mass graves discovered in Hue
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mass-graves-discovered-in-hue


World War I
1917 : President Wilson learns of Zimmermann Telegram
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-wilson-learns-of-zimmermann-telegram


World War II
1945 : Corregidor's last gasp
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/corregidors-last-gasp