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Realizing he would soon be sent to an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Napoleon Bonaparte made a daring escape from his exile to Elba on February 26,…
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February 26 1971 – Secretary General of the United Nations U Thant proclaims the vernal equinox as the Earth Day
by Vishul MalikIn a move that initiated the first global Earth Day celebrations, UN Secretary-General U Thant signed a proclamation on February 26, 1971, that said, “May there be only peaceful and…
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On February 26, 1993, terrorists exploded a suspected car bomb underneath the World Trade Center in New York. The attack claimed six lives with over 1,000 people injured. The attack,…