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Historical events & facts — February 26
What happened on February 26?
On February 26, 1993, a truck bomb exploded in the underground car park of the World Trade Center in New York, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000. The attack, perpetrated by a jihadist cell linked to Al-Qaeda, was the first major Islamist terrorist attack on American soil. Eight years later, on September 11, 2001, the towers were destroyed in a far more devastating attack.
On February 26, 1919, US President Woodrow Wilson signed the law creating the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, protecting one of the most spectacular natural landscapes on the planet. The Colorado gorge, carved over millions of years, is 446 kilometres long and more than 1,800 metres deep. The Grand Canyon has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
On February 26, 1932, Johnny Cash was born in Tupelo, Mississippi — the country and rock singer known as "The Man in Black". With his deep voice and themes of redemption, sin and solitude, Cash influenced American music for five decades. His recordings at Folsom Prison (1968) and the album American Recordings (1994) are considered masterpieces of the genre.
Notable birthdays — February 26
Famous people born on February 26
Nathan Kelley
Nathan B. Kelley was an American architect and builder. He was a prolific architect whose designs dominated the cityscape of Columbus, Ohio at the middle of the 19th century.
William Frawley
William Clement Frawley was an American vaudevillian and actor best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the sitcom I Love Lucy. Frawley also played "Bub" O'Casey during the first five seasons of the sitcom My Three Sons and the political advisor to the Hon. Henry X. Harper in the film Miracle on 34th Street.
Orde Wingate
Major-General Orde Charles Wingate, was a senior British Army officer.
Pyotr Masherov
Pyotr Mironovich Masherov was a Soviet partisan, statesman, and one of the leaders of the Belarusian resistance during World War II who governed the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia from 1965 until his death in 1980.
Noboru Takeshita
Noboru Takeshita was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1987 to 1989.
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