ROSS SIMPSON

Six people were killed and more than a thousand injured when a van exploded in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in
New York City on this day in 1993. The bomb had been built by
Islamic extremists.

The Tower Commission rebuked President Reagan on this 
day in 1987 for failing to control his national security staff 
in the wake of the Iran-Contra affair.

Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from the Island of Elba on this day in
1815. He then began his second conquest of France.

Singers who were born on this day:

Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino Jr.
(February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017)

John R. Cash (J. R. Cash)  (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003)

Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded "That’ll Be The Day"
in the Norman Petty Recording Studio, Clovis, New Mexico.

The song would be their first hit.  A previously recorded
version, on July 22, 1956, was produced poorly and the
vocals were performed differently.

Some of the gear used to record "That’ll Be the Day,"
from top: Norman Petty’s Ampex 350 tape machine,
and RCA 44 and RCA 77 ribbon microphones.

TIM MAGUIRE

On  this day in 1986, Filippino President Ferdinand E. Marcos fled
the Philippines after 20 years of rule following a tainted election.

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr.
(September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989)

Corazon Aquino, widow of slain opposition leader
Benigno Aquino.

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev criticized the late Josef Stalin
in a speech before a Communist Party congress in Moscow on
this day in 1956.

Josef Stalin died in 1953.

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   

On this day in 1836, Samuel Colt received U.S. Patent No. 138
(later 9430X) for a "revolving-cylinder pistol." It was his first
patent.

George Harrison (February 25, 1943-November 29, 2001)

George Harrison achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of
the Beatles, the best-selling band in history. He is often referred to
as "the quiet Beatle".

The history of the gas tax began when Oregon state lawmakers were
looking for a way to fund road construction. They passed the nation’s
first per-gallon tax on gasoline in 1919. The first gasoline tax was one 
cent per gallon. The revenue was used for early road building projects 
including the Pacific Highway and the Columbia River Highway (below).

SANDY KOZEL

The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson due to his attempt to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The U.S. Senate later acquitted Johnson.

Artists depiction of President  Andrew Johnson’s impeachment
trial.

First major meeting of what became known as the Nazi Party was on
this day in1920.

During World War II on this day in 1945, the Philippine capital of
Manila, was liberated by U.S. soldiers.

Japanese prisoners of war in Manila.

Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Britain’s Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer on this day in 1981.

On this day in 1999, Lauryn Hill won five Grammy awards for her
debut solo album (below) "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."

Lauryn Noelle Hill will be 43 on May 26. She was born in East Orange,
New Jersey.