Birthday Gift Guide

On this day

February 26, 1934

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from February 26, 1934

3 SEIZED IN BATTLE IN LOBBY OF HOTEL; Shot Is Fired, Guests Flee as One of Two Murder Suspects Fights Policeman for Pistol. NONCHALANT BRIDE TAKEN Brothers Are Linked to Raid and Killings in Needham, Mass., Bank on Feb. 2. FUGITIVES SEIZED AFTER FIGHT IN HOTEL HERE. Times Wide World Photo. 3 SEIZED IN BATTLE IN A HOTEL LOBBY

By Unknown Author

M and I Millen seized in N Y C as suspects in hold-up; N Millen, wife of former, arrested also

None0 words

Continue reading...

Share

Front Page 1 -- No Title

By Unknown Author

None0 words

Continue reading...

Share

9 DARTMOUTH STUDENTS DIE IN FRATERNITY HOUSE FROM MONOXIDE POISONING; ALL THETA CHI MEMBERS Gas From Poorly Banked Fire Traps the Victims in Their Beds. JANITOR DISCOVERS BODIES Some One Unfamiliar With It Had Fixed the Furnace, Says Examiner. 2 SONS OF PASTOR HERE Only Residents Who Escaped Were Eight Who Were Away for Week-End. FURNACE GAS KILLS 9 AT DARTMOUTH

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

9 students found dead in bed in Theta Chi fraternity house, of carbon monoxide poisoning; illus of house

None0 words

Continue reading...

Share

CITY TAX RATE RISES TO HIGHEST IN YEARS; Owner of House Assessed at $10,000 Will Pay $29 to $37 More Than Last Year. BASIC LEVY UP 23 POINTS Borough Rates $2.71 to $2.83 -- Tax Due Month Earlier, Controller Points Out. ClTY TAX RATE UP TO HIGHEST IN YEARS

By Unknown Author

Basic rates for 5 boroughs announced

None0 words

Continue reading...

Share

MISSING AIRLINER FOUND ON A PEAK; ALL 8 ABOARD DEAD; Plane Crashed Near Summit of Mountain 18 Miles From Salt Lake City Airport.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

found; all 8 dead; crashed into side of Wasatch Mt Range

None0 words

Continue reading...

Share

Notable Births

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

1934Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Algerian director, producer, and screenwriter^[†]

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina was an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1975 film Chronicle of the Years of Fire, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival and became the first Arab and African film to win the award. He is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Arabic cinema.