Today in History
Listings for Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
Birthdays:
- 1802 Victor Hugo
- 1829 Levi Strauss
- 1843 K.F. Geiser --1934
- 1846 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
- 1846 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
- 1852 John Harvey Kellogg, physician, inspired flaked cereals.
- 1866 Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry
- 1887 William Frawley
- 1906 Madeleine Carroll
- 1916 Jackie Gleason
- 1920 Tony Randall
- 1921 Betty Hutton
- 1922 Margaret Leighton
- 1928 Fats Domino
- 1932 Johnny Cash, singer, songwriter, "Don't Take Your Guns to Town."
- 1953 Michael Bolton
Events:
- 1863 President Lincoln signs the National Currency Act.
- 1933 Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony.
That's all for today.
