Feb. 26, Taliban destroys archeological Buddha statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.

1939 – Nazi Leader Hitler launches Volkswagen car.

1943 – German forces led by General Erwin Rommel compelled to withdraw from Tunis.

1952 – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces .. Britain has its own atomic bomb.

1993 – Six peoples killed, 1000 others injured in an explosion targeted World Trade Center in New York.

2001 – Taliban destroys archeological Buddha statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.

2006 – Collapse of Saudi Stock Market results in big losses to investors.

Born Today:

1802 – French Author Victor Hugo.

Passed Away:

1961 – Moroccan King Mohammed V.

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