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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1936 Carl Hubbell's 1st start of season is his 17th straight win. 
1938 Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia demand self government.
1939 1st performance of Béla Bartok's 2nd Concerto for violin.
1940 Dance hall fires results in the deaths of 198 (Natchez Miss).
1941 Greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt
1942 4-day allied bombing on Rostock begins
1942 Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73
1943 British and US offensive directed at Tunis/Bizerta.
1945 In only U.S. use of guided missiles in WW II, 2 BAT missiles release at Balikiapan, Borneo.
1945 Concentration camp Flossenburg liberated.
1945 Albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42.
1946 Bkln Dodger Ed Head no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0.
1946 Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68
1947 HMS Warspite, to many this was the Royal Navy's most famous battleship. Her survival from her launch on 26th November 1913 to her loss on this date en-route to the breakers has to be at the very least a tribute to her builders for constructing a virtually indestructable ship. She formed part of the 5th Battle Squadron during the inaugural World War. During the Second World War 1939-1946 she took part in the 2nd Battle of Narvik, and the Battle of Calabria in 1940, the battle of Matapan in 1941. This was followed by the bombardment of Normandy where she was damaged by a mine. Previously, in 1943 she was badly damaged by a glider bomb off Salerno. And all this in addition to countless other operations throughout the War. In 1946 she was sold for breaking up on the Clyde but en-route the tow parted and she went ashore in Prussia Cove, Cornwall. She was eventually broken up where she lay
1948 KSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast
1949 Courtesy mail boxes for motorists started in SF
1949 Chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing
1950 Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup
1950 The inaugural major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5).
1950 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5).
1951 Battle of Kapyong, Korea starts.
1951 In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open.
1952 Bob Cain of Browns and Bob Feller of Indians each pitch a one-hitter
1952 Elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies.
1953 General Charles P Cabell, USAF, is recorded as becoming deputy director of CIA
1954 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits inaugural of his 755 homers
1954 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers
1955 "Kismet" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 583 performances.
1955 Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-inaugural-Member of parliament, dies at 76
1956 Project Vanguard, earth satellite launching program, assigned to DCNO (Air).
1956 US Supreme court ends race segregation on buses.
1957 William Orlamond, actor (Flesh and Devil, Words and Music), dies at 89
1958 Gil Hodges hits his 300th HR and Pee Wee Reese plays in 2000th game
1959 "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 472 perfs
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