On this day: February 26
Published On: Feb 25 2013 01:02:15 PM CST
Updated On: Feb 26 2013 01:00:00 AM CST
The Grand Canyon becomes a national park, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album hits No. 1, a truck bomb explodes under the World Trade Center, and teenager Trayvon Martin is shot and killed, all on this day.
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