What Happened on February 26?

February 26 is when President Woodrow Wilson signed the law protecting the Grand Canyon forever as America's 17th national park!

• 1919 — Grand Canyon National Park established

  After 37 years of failed bills, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Grand Canyon National Park Act — protecting the mile-deep wonder as America's 17th national park. Read the full story →

• 1993 — World Trade Center bombing

  A terrorist van bomb exploded beneath the North Tower's parking garage, killing six people — the first attack on a site later struck again on September 11, 2001. Read the full story →

Famous birthdays

Victor Hugo (1802–1885) · Buffalo Bill Cody (1846–1917) · Johnny Cash (1932–2003) · Fats Domino (1928–2017) · Levi Strauss (1829–1902)

Days & observances

National Pistachio Day · National Tell a Fairy Tale Day