Wednesday, February 18, 2026


Tomorrow in
Misc. History


1878 - Thomas Alva Edison patented a music player (the phonograph).

1942 - U.S. President Roosevelt signed an executive order giving the military the authority to relocate and intern Japanese-Americans.

1945 - During World War II, about 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima.

1953 - The State of Georgia approved the first literature censorship board in the U.S. Newspapers were excluded from the new legislation.

1963 - The Soviet Union informed President Kennedy it would withdraw "several thousand" of its troops in Cuba.

1985 - Mickey Mouse was welcomed to China as part of the 30th anniversary of Disneyland. The touring mouse played 30 cities in 30 days.

1985 - Cherry Coke was introduced by the Coca-Cola Company.


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We are not retreating - we are advancing in another Direction.
- General Douglas MacArthur



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