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Today in History: February 26

1154 William the Bad succeeds his father, Roger the II, in Sicily.

1790 As a result of the Revolution, France is divided into 83 departments.

1933 Ground is broken for the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

1951 The 22nd Amendment is added to the Constitution limiting the Presidency to two terms.

1965 Norman Butler is arrested for the murder of Malcom X.

1968 Thirty-two African nations agree to boycott the Olympics because of the presence of South Africa.

1973 A publisher and 10 reporters are subpoenaed to testify on Watergate.

1993 A bomb rocks the World Trade Center in New York City. Five people are killed and hundreds suffer from smoke inhalation.


Born on February 26

1829 Levi Strauss, creator of blue jeans.

1928 Antoine "Fats" Domino, American singer.


JOTD

A distinguished young woman on a flight from Ireland asked the Priest beside her, 'Father, may I ask a favour?'
'Of course child. What may I do for you?'
‘Well, I bought an expensive woman's electronic hair dryer for my Mother's birthday that is unopened and well over the Customs limits, and I'm afraid they'll confiscate it. Is there any way you could carry it through customs for me? Under your robes perhaps?'
'I would love to help you, dear, but I must warn you: I will not lie.'
'With your honest face, Father, no one will question you.'
When they got to Customs, she let the priest go ahead of her. The official asked, 'Father, do you have anything to declare?'
'From the top of my head down to my waist, I have nothing to declare.'
The official thought this answer strange, so asked, 'And what do you have to declare from your waist to the floor?'
'I have a marvelous instrument designed to be used on a woman, but which is, to date, unused.'