Thursday, February 26, 2026

History for February 26

History for February 26 - On-This-Day.com
John Harvey Kellogg 1852
  • 1870 - In New York City, the first pneumatic-powered subway line was opened to the public. (Beach Pneumatic Transit)
  • 1907 - The U.S. Congress raised their own pay to $7500.
  • 1919 - In Arizona, the Grand Canyon was established as a National Park with an act of the U.S. Congress.
  • 1993 - Six people were killed and more than a thousand injured when a van exploded in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in New York City. The bomb had been built by Islamic extremists.
  • 1998 - In Oregon, a health panel rules that taxpayers must help to pay for doctor-assisted suicides.

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