Tuesday, February 26, 2019

From Historynet: Today in History February 26


364             On the death of Jovian Image result for jovian Roman emperor, a conference at Nicaea chooses Valentinan Image result for Valentinian I, an army officer who was born in the central European region of Pannania, to succeed him in Asia Minor.

1154          William the Bad Image result for William the Bad succeeds his father, 
Roger the II Image result for Roger II of Sicily, in Sicily.

1790          As a result of the Revolution, France is divided into 83 departments.

1815          Napoleon Image result for Napoleon and 1,200 of his men leave Elba to start the 100-day re-conquest of France.

1848          Karl Marx Image result for Karl Marx and 
Frederick Engels Image result for Frederick Engels publish The Communist Manifesto in London.

1871          France and Prussia sign a preliminary peace treaty at Versailles.

1901          Boxer Rebellion leaders Chi-Hsin and Hsu-Cheng-Yu are publicly executed in Peking.

1914          Russian aviator Igor Sikorsky Sikorsky, Igor.jpg carries 17 passengers in a twin engine plane in St. Petersburg.

1916          General Henri Philippe Petain Image result for General Henri Philippe Petain takes command of the French forces at Verdun.

1917          President Wilson Image result for President Wilson publicly asks congress for the power to arm merchant ships.

1924          U.S. steel industry finds claims an eight-hour day increases efficiency and employee relations.

1933          Ground is broken for the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

1936          Japanese military troops march into Tokyo to conduct a coup and assassinate political leaders.

1941          British take the Somali capital in East Africa.

1943          U.S. Flying Fortresses and Liberators pound German docks and U-boat lairs at Wilhelmshaven.

1945          Syria declares war on Germany and Japan.

1951          The 22nd Amendment is added to the Constitution limiting the Presidency to two terms.

1964          Lyndon B. Johnson Image result for lyndon b. johnson signs a tax bill with $11.5 billion in cuts.

1965          Norman Butler BF-3 is arrested for the murder of Malcom X.

1968          Thirty-two African nations agree to boycott the Olympics because of the presence of South Africa.

1970          Five Marines are arrested on charges of murdering 11 South Vietnamese women and children.

1972          Soviets recover Luna 20 with a cargo of moon rocks.

1973          A publisher and 10 reporters are subpoenaed to testify on Watergate.

1990          Daniel Ortega Image result for daniel ortega, communist president of Nicaragua, suffers a shocking election defeat at the hands of Violeta Chamorro.

1993          A bomb rocks the World Trade Center in New York City. Five people are killed and hundreds suffer from smoke inhalation.

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