Today is Tuesday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2013. There are 308
days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 26,
1993, a truck bomb built by terrorists exploded in the parking
garage of New York's World Trade Center, killing six people and
injuring more than 1,000 others. On this date: In 1815, Napoleon
Bonaparte escaped from exile on the Island of Elba. In 1870, an
experimental air-driven subway, the Beach Pneumatic Transit,
opened in New York City for public demonstrations. In 1913,
"Brillo," described as an "aluminum-cleanser," was registered
for trademark by Philip J. Brady of New York (the trademark was
issued in Sept. 1913). In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson signed
a measure establishing Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. In
1929, President Calvin Coolidge signed a measure establishing
Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. In 1940, the United States
Air Defense Command was created. In 1945, authorities ordered a
midnight curfew at night clubs, bars and other places of
entertainment ac