26th February
1839 - The Grand National is held for the first time, at Aintree.
1925 - Reports indicate that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is in danger if collapse.
1936 - Adolf Hitler launches the Volkswagen, intending to compete with Ford's Model T and boost the German economy.
1993 - A bomb explodes at the World Trade Center in New York.
2000 - A street of six houses in Llanhilleth, Gwent is sold for only £12,000.
2001 - David Jason becomes a dad at the age of 61.
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