Event:
Paul Morphy's chess match vs Augustus Mongredien begins; Morphy wins
More Notable Events on February 26:
1998 Oprah Winfrey beats Texas cattlemen in beef trial
1980 Egypt and Israel exchange ambassadors for 1st time
1952 Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces Britain has its own atomic bomb
1929 President Calvin Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park
1907 U.S. Congress raised their own salaries to $7,500
