Today in History
February 26
1993: A bomb exploded in the garage at the World Trade Center in New York City. Six people were killed.
1938: Johnny Cash, country music singer, was born in Kingsland, Arkansas. He died on Sept. 12, 2003 in Nashville.
1919: Grand Canyon National Park was established by an act of Congress.
1846: William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, an American frontiersman, was born in Scott County, Iowa. Cody created a show on the Wild West that he took around the United States and Europe. He died on Jan. 10, 1917.
1829: Levi Strauss, creator of the first pair of blue jeans - the Levi's 501 - for California gold miners, was born in Germany.
1938: Johnny Cash, country music singer, was born in Kingsland, Arkansas. He died on Sept. 12, 2003 in Nashville.
1919: Grand Canyon National Park was established by an act of Congress.
1846: William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, an American frontiersman, was born in Scott County, Iowa. Cody created a show on the Wild West that he took around the United States and Europe. He died on Jan. 10, 1917.
1829: Levi Strauss, creator of the first pair of blue jeans - the Levi's 501 - for California gold miners, was born in Germany.
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