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Historical Events on February 26

  • Charles I of Naples

    1266

    Battle of Benevento: An army led by Charles, Count of Anjou, defeats a combined German and Sicilian force led by Manfred, King of Sicily. Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of Sicily and Naples.

  • Galileo affair

    1616

    Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun.

  • Napoleon

    1815

    Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba.

  • Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876

    1876

    Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing dynasty China.

  • Grand Canyon National Park

    1919

    President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.

  • Grand Teton National Park

    1929

    President Calvin Coolidge signs an executive order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    1935

    Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.

  • Coup

    1936

    In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.

  • Earth Day

    1971

    U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.

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