February 26: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1616The Catholic Church formally forbade Galileo from teaching or defending the view that Earth orbits the Sun.
2. 1909Kinemacolor, the first successful color film process, was demonstrated to the public for the first time at London's Palace Theatre.
3. 1914Titanic's sister ship Britannic was launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
4. 1919US President Woodrow Wilson signed the law establishing Grand Canyon National Park.
5. 1971UN Secretary-General U Thant signed a proclamation declaring the spring equinox 'Earth Day.'

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