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Subject: Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- Feb 26
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 05:00:25 GMT

Interesting things that happened February 26:

Birthdays on this date ...
  In 1802 Victor Hugo (in France), author
  In 1846 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody (near Davenport, Iowa), frontiersman
  In 1852 John Harvey Kellogg, physician, inspired the flaked cereal industry
  In 1866 Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in U.S. chemical industry
  In 1916 Jackie Gleason, actor, comedian (Honeymooner's)
  In 1919 Mason Adams
  In 1920 Tony Randall, actor (The Odd Couple)
  In 1921 Betty Hutton, actor, comedian, singer (Annie Get Your Gun)
  In 1928 Fats Domino, singer
  In 1931 Robert Novak
  In 1932 Johnny Cash, singer, The Man in Black
  In 1948 Priscilla Lopez (in New York)

Events worth noting ...
  In 1815 Napoleon escapes from Elba to begin second conquest of France.
  In 1848 Second French Republic was proclaimed.
  In 1863 President Lincoln signs the National Currency Act.
  In 1870 First New York City subway line was opened to the public.
  In 1881 S.S. Ceylon begins first round-the-world cruise from Liverpool.
  In 1891 First buffalo purchased for Golden Gate Park.
  In 1919 Congress established Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
  In 1933 Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field.
  In 1935 Yanks release Babe Ruth.
  In 1942 WW II Navy flier Don Mason sent message 'Sighted sub sank same'.
  In 1951 22nd Amendment ratified, limiting President to two terms.
  In 1952 PM Winston Churchill announced that Britain had its own atomic bomb.
  In 1954 First typesetting machine (photo engraving) used at Quincy, Mass.
  In 1955 First aviator to bail out at supersonic speed - G. F. Smith.
  In 1969 Levi Eshkol dies, Golda Meir becomes premier of Israel.
  In 1970 Beatles release "Beatles Again" a.k.a. "Hey Jude" album.
  In 1986 Philippines President Ferdinand E. Marcos flees in defeat, takes
          up residence in Hawaii with wife Imelda.
  In 1993 A van-bomb goes off at the World Trade Center garage.

And remember ...
  American Heart Month
  Canned Food Month.
  Creative Romance Month.
  Great American Pies Month.
  Human Relations Month.
  Humpback Whale Awareness Month.
  International Friendship Month.
  Liferhythms and Health Month.
  Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month.
  National Black History Month
  National Blah Buster Month.
  National Cat Health Month.
  National Cherry Month
  National Children's Dental Health Month.
  National Condom Month.
  National Embroidery Month.
  National Grapefruit Month.
  National Macadamia Nut Month.
  National Meat Month.
  National Snack Food Month.
 
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