Today in history 45

Here are some historical events that occurred on February 26th throughout history:

1945

• World War II: The Soviet Union captures the German city of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) from German forces.
• The Soviet Union captures the German city of Neustrelitz (now part of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state in Germany) from German forces.

Other notable events

• 1815: The Battle of La Suffel, a battle fought during the War of the Sixth Coalition, takes place in France.
• 1863: The Battle of Galveston, a battle fought during the American Civil War, takes place in Texas.
• 1919: The Paris Peace Conference opens, marking the beginning of the Paris Peace Conference, which will lead to the Treaty of Versailles and the end of World War I.
• 1942: The United States and the United Kingdom sign the Lend-Lease Agreement, which allows the two countries to share military equipment and supplies during World War II.
• 1964: The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 spacecraft, which carries three cosmonauts into space.
• 1987: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which bans the development and deployment of intermediate-range nuclear missiles.

Births

• 1812: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is born in Kentucky.
• 1856: William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States, is born in Ohio.
• 1887: George S. Patton, a United States Army general, is born in California.
• 1920: James Watson, an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, is born in Chicago.

Deaths

• 1945: Hermann Göring, a German politician and military leader, is sentenced to death by hanging for his role in the Nazi regime.
• 1964: Igor Sikorsky, a Russian-American inventor and engineer, dies at the age of 83.

I hope you find these events interesting!