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February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... American physician and politician, ... Historical Events on February 26
2012 – African-American teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by neighborhood-watch coordinator George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, prompting a nationwide controversy. 2013 – A hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people in the deadliest ballooning disaster in history.
February 13 – The first daylight bank robbery in United States history during peacetime takes place in Liberty, Missouri. This is considered to be the first robbery committed by Jesse James and his gang, although James role is disputed. February 26 – The Calaveras Skull is discovered in California.
February 26 – Upton Sinclair publishes The Jungle, a novel depicting the life of a contemporary immigrant family in Chicago working in the meat packing industry. March 4 – Native American tribal governments are terminated in Indian Territory, a prerequisite for creating the U.S. state of Oklahoma in 1907.
February 27 – U.S. Congressman Daniel Sickles shoots dead Philip Barton Key for having an affair with his wife. March 2–3 – The Great Slave Auction, the largest single sale of slaves in U.S. history, with more than 400 people sold, takes place near Savannah, Georgia.
1961 – The DuSable Museum of African American History is chartered. 2005 – The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs, becoming the first major sports league in North America to do so over a labor dispute. 2006 – The last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
February 14 – Andrew Prine, American actor (d. 2022) February 16 – Carl Icahn, American businessman, investor and philanthropist; February 17 – Jim Brown, African American football player and actor (d. 2023) February 19 – Sam Myers, American musician, songwriter (d. 2006) February 20 – Larry Hovis, American actor (d. 2003) February 21 ...
January 26, 2020 – Kobe Bryant, along with his daughter, Gianna, and 7 others, perish in a helicopter crash. February 5, 2020 – The majority of the United States Senate votes to acquit President Trump of charges related to the Trump-Ukraine scandal. February 24, 2020 – Former film producer Harvey Weinstein is found guilty of rape.