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February 26,
1813
“The Chancellor” Dies
On this day in 1813, New York Patriot Robert R. Livingston dies.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=259
February 26,
1917
President Wilson learns of Zimmermann Telegram
In
a crucial step toward U.S. entry into World War I, President Woodrow
Wilson learns of the so-called Zimmermann Telegram, a message from
German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann to the German ambassador to
Mexico proposing a Mexican-German alliance in the event of a war
between the U.S. and Germany.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=230
1951 - The 22nd Amendment to the
US Constitution was passed creating a 2-term limit for the Presidency.
February 26,
1984
Last U.S. Marines leave Beirut
The
last U.S. Marines sent to Lebanon as part of a multinational
peacekeeping force leave Beirut, the war-torn Lebanese capital where
some 250 of the original 800 Marines lost their lives during the
problem-plagued 18-month mission.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4791
February 26,
1993
World Trade Center bombed
At
12:18 p.m., a terrorist bomb explodes in a parking garage of the World
Trade Center in New York City, leaving a crater 60 feet wide and
causing the collapse of several steel-reinforced concrete floors in the
vicinity of the blast. Although the terrorist bomb failed to critically
damage the main structure of the skyscrapers, six people were killed
and more than 1,000 were injured. The World Trade Center itself
suffered more than $500 million in damage. After the attack,
authorities evacuated 50,000 people from the buildings, hundreds of
whom were suffering from smoke inhalation. The evacuation lasted the
whole afternoon.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4792