Today in History – Feb. 26
Today is Thursday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2009. There are 308 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 26, 1870, an experimental air-driven subway, the Beach Pneumatic Transit, opened in New York City for public demonstrations. (The tunnel was only a block long, and the line had only one car.)
On this date:
In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the Island of Elba in Italy.
In 1907, Congress created the Dillingham Commission to examine the impact of immigrants on America. (The panel later recommended curtailing immigration from southern and eastern Europe.)
