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Wednesday, 18 February 2026

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7 Births
6 Events
1 Reminders
14 Total entries

★ Born on this day 7 entries

1745
Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, invented the electric battery.
US Science & Technology 281 yrs ago
1848
Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker
US Military & War 178 yrs ago
1909
Wallace Stegner
US 117 yrs ago
1920
Bill Cullen
US Politics & Government 106 yrs ago
1920
Jack Palance, actor, bad guy, and one hand push up king!
US Politics & Government 106 yrs ago
1954
John Travolta, actor.
US Arts & Culture 72 yrs ago
1957
Vanna White, Wheel of Fortune letter turner.
US Military & War 69 yrs ago

► Events on this day 6 entries

1849
First regular steamboat service to California started with the arrival of the "California".
US 177 yrs ago
1850
California Legislature creates the 9 Bay Area counties.
US 176 yrs ago
1899
San Francisco is named as a port of dispatch for Army transports.
US Military & War 127 yrs ago
1930
A cow is flown (and milked in flight) for first time. Her milk was sealed in paper containers and dropped by parachute over St. Louis, MO. I knew you'd want to know ...
US 96 yrs ago
1939
Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island (built for the occasion) in San Francisco Bay.
US Geography & Exploration 87 yrs ago
1995
"World Champion Houston Rockets" are honored at The White House.
US Arts & Culture 31 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶National Bun Day -- Iceland.