WHAT HAPPENED ON 26. FEBRUARY
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Vietnam War: The ROK Capital Division of the South Korean Army massacres 380 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam. (26. February 1966)

U.N. Secretary General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day. (26. February 1971)

The Buffalo Creek Flood caused by a burst dam kills 125 in West Virginia. (26. February 1972)

Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations. (26. February 1980)

Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff. (26. February 1987)

Gulf War: United States Army forces capture the town of Al Busayyah. (26. February 1991)

Nagorno-Karabakh War: Khojaly Massacre: Armenian armed forces open fire on Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead. (26. February 1992)

World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand. (26. February 1993)

The United Kingdom's oldest investment banking institute, Barings Bank, collapses after securities broker Nick Leeson, loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange using futures contracts. (26. February 1995)

A train derails in Burlington, Ontario, Canada killing at least three people and injuring 45. (26. February 2012)

A hot-air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people. (26. February 2013)

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