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Jack Pollack, July 1994
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Jack Pollack, July 1994
This Day in History: Feb. 26
In 1955, State's Attorney Anselm Sodaro ordered an investigation of ghost voting and precinct packing in the home precinct of Jack Pollack, Baltimore's 4th District Democratic boss, after allegations made by politician Arthur B. Price. Pollack decided to retaliate with his own investigation, sending letters to voters in both Sodaro and Price's precincts with special instructions to return the letters if not delivered. The post office returned 145 letters, strengthening Pollak's argument that in any given area, one could prove voters had moved away without notifying election supervisors. Above, Pollack is depicted in a Richard Q. Yardley cartoon. (Baltimore Sun photo)
1815: Exiled Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from the island of Elba to begin his second conquest of France.
1916: Comedian and actor Jackie Gleason was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
1919: Congress established Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona.
1979: A total solar eclipse cast a moving shadow 175 miles wide from Oregon to North Dakota before moving into Canada.
Compiled by Laura Lefavor and Paul McCardell.