It happened on a… February 26 - Beinteractivegroup

2020

Saudi Arabia bars overseas pilgrims from accessing religious sites of Mecca and Medina because of COVID-19 fears for 1st time in living memory.

City of Venice in Italy introduces a day visitors tax.

84th Academy Awards: “The Artist” wins five Oscars and becomes the first silent film to win since 1927.

Terrorist bomb explodes at World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring over 1,000.

Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career.

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album goes #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks.

Beatles release “Beatles Again” aka “Hey Jude” album.

Adolf Hitler opens first factory for production of the Volkswagen – the People’s Car in Saxony, Germany.

New York City installed traffic lights.

Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.