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Saturday, February 26, 2005

2/26/55 Today in History

• In 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the island of Elba.
• In 1870 A 312-ft long pneumatic subway was opened in New York City; funding for a larger version never materialized.
• 1919 Grand Canyon National Park was established.
• 1935 RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) was first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt.


In 1955 I was zero percent of 50 years old.

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