On This Day in History February 26, 2020

Historical Events 1616  Roman Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo demanding he abandon his belief in heliocentrism, which states the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun 1797  Bank of England issues first £1 note 1815  Napoleon Bonaparte and his supporters leave Elba to start a 100 day re-conquest of France 1885  Berlin Conference gives Congo to Belgium and Nigeria to Great Britain 1935  RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt 2005  Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, orders the constitution changed to allow multi-candidate presidential elections, asking Egyptian parliament to amend Article 76 More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Fats Domino (1928 - 2017) Johnny Cash (1932 - 2003) Levi Strauss (1829 - 1902) Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Jimmie Lee Jackson (1938 - 1965) Robert R. Livingston (1746 - 1813) More Famous Deaths