February 26,  1998: A federal court orders Mahalo Airlines into bankrupcy. The third and smallest interisland air company is grounded for good.

HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — February 26th

• 1616: The Inquisition delivers an injunction to Galileo 
• 1848: Marx & Engels publish “The Communist Manifesto” 
• 1869: Congress passes the 15th Amendment, giving the right to vote to ALL citizens regardless or race, and passes it to the states for ratification 
• 1870: The first NYC subway line opens 
• 1914: The first long-distance phone conversation is made via underground wires 
• 1933: The Golden Gate Bridge groundbreaking ceremony is held at Crissy Field 
• 1944: The first female U.S. navy captain, Sue Dauser of the Nurse Corps, is appointed 
• 1979: The last total eclipse of the Sun in 20th century for continental U.S. 
• 1984: President Reagan moves the U.S. Marines in Beirut offshore 
• 1993: A bomb built by Islamic extremists explodes in the parking garage of New York City’s World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others 

BORN ON THIS DAY — February 26th

• 1808: Honoré Daumier, France, painter/lithographer/caricaturist 
• 1846: “Buffalo Bill” (William) Cody, killed 4000 buffalo
• 1852: John Harvey Kellogg, physician/surgeon, inspired the flaked cereal 
• 1918: Theodore (Hamilton) Sturgeon, Hugo award-winning science fiction author 
• 1920: Tony Randall (Leonard Rosenberg), actor 
• 1921: Betty Hutton,  actress
• 1928: “Fats” (Antione) Domino, R&B pianist/singer
• 1932: Johnny Cash, country singer/songwriter
• 1933: Godfrey Cambridge, actor/comedian 
• 1943: Bob (“Bear”) Hite, singer (Canned Heat) 
• 1946: Phyllis Eisenstein,  sci-fi author
• 1950: Jonathan Cain, keyboardist (Journey) 
• 1954: Michael Bolton,  singer/songwriter  
• 1958: Susan J Helms,  Mjr USAF/Astronaut
• 1971: Erykah Badu (Erica Wright), singer/songwriter
• 1975: Kyle Norman, country singer