Historical Events In February - 26
Friday, 29 March 2024
1984 Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown" on this day in history.
1984 Robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named first US poet laureate on this day in history.
1985 27th Grammy Awards What's Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper win on February - 26.
1986 On this day in history former Philippines President Ferdinand E Marcos fled in defeat
1986 Goaltending great Jacques Plante 1929-1986 dies at his home near Geneva at age 57 on this day in history.
1987 NASA launches GEOS-H on this day in history.
1987 The first release of Beatles compact discs on February - 26.
1987 On this day in history the Tower Commission report is issued, chiding President Reagan for his national security staff's actions in the Iran-Contra affair.
1987 On this day in history uSSR resumes nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
1988 Christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1 17.65) on this day in history.
1988 Christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1:17.65) on this day in history.
1989 On February - 26 "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 634 performances
1989 On February - 26 california court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs
1989 On February - 26 lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (95.5 hPa)
1990 On this day in history president Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua concedes defeat to election opponent, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.
1990 On this day in history uSSR agrees to withdraw all 73,500 troops from Czechoslovakia by July, 1991
1990 Cornell Gunther, US musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy), dies at 53 on February - 26.
1991 On this day in history asanka Gurusinha scores twin Test Cricket tons vs New Zealand (119 & 102)
1991 On February - 26 bill Veeck & Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1991 On this day in history during the Gulf War, Kuwait City is liberated and Iraq begins its withdrawl
1991 Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history irish Supreme Court rules 14 year old rape victim may get an abortion
1992 Gerrit Schulte, "Crazy Cyclist", Dutch 6-days bicyclist, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1993 On February - 26 2nd tallest building in world, NYC World Trade Center bombed, 7 die
1993 On February - 26 allan Border beats Gavaskar's record for most Test Cricket runs 10,123
1993 Six people die and more than a thousand are injured when Islamic extremists explode a bomb in the parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York City on this day in history.
1993 On February - 26 terrorist bomb explosion under the World Trade Center, New York
1993 On this day in history constance Ford, US actress (Another World, Burden Hunt), dies at 64
1994 Actor Dolph Lundgren (34) weds Anette Qviberg in Stockholm on February - 26.
1994 On this day in history avery Fisher, US audio manufacturer (1st hi-fi), dies at 87
1995 On February - 26 barings, England's oldest investment banking company, fails after a securities broker loses over $1 billion gambling on Tokyo stock prices.
1996 On February - 26 audrey Angers, charity pioneer
1997 On this day in history 39th Grammy Awards Change the World Babyface, Beck & LeAnn Rimes win
1997 On this day in history david Doyle, actor (Charlie's Angels), dies at 67
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