February 26th…a monumental day in history!

 

1909 – Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.

<— A Visit to the Seaside

 

1919 – President Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park (The Grand Canyon National Park).

 

1929 – President Coolidge signs an Executive Order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

 

1802 – Author, poet and playwright Victor Hugo is born.

 

1829 - German-American fashion designer Levi Strauss is born.

 

1932 – Johnny Cash is born.

 

1952 – Michael Bolton is born.

 

1971 - Erykah Badu is born.

 

(I’ve omitted stuff that would bum one out…)