On This Day
February 26
Tell a Fairy Tale Day
1935 Babe Ruth is released from the New York Yankees
1960 Famous Players Telemeter the world's first home TV pay per view service it broadcasted Movies, Pro Wrestling, Toronto Maple away games to all of 1000 viewers in Etobicoke hood of Toronto.
1966 The TTC expansion of the Bloor Danforth line opens From Keele to Danforth
1983 Michael Jackson album Thriller goes #1 on the charts
1991 LL Cool J drops the song Mama Said Knock You Out
1993 The World Trade Centre bombing by a truck bomb parked below the North tower.
1994 El Mariachi Directed by Robert Rodriguez opens in theatres
2005 Catwoman win the worst picture at the 25th Golden Raspberry awards
2012 The Artist wins best pictures at the 84th Academy Awards
Happy Birthday
1829 Levis Strauss founder of Levi Strauss & Co
1846 Buffalo Bill soldier
1952 John Harvey Kellogg co-creater of Corn Flakes
1932 Johnny Cash musician The Man In Black
1953 Michael Bolton singer
1971 Erykah Badu singer
1986 Leila Lopes model Miss Universe
1997 Bri Nicole model instagram star
