Page 6: Historical Events In April - 24
Monday, 05 January 2026
1944 On April - 24 1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump" 

1945 A new commissioner of baseball was named. He was Albert B.’ Happy’ Chandler on this day in history. 

1945 Albert B "Happy" Chandler is named 2nd baseball commissioner on April - 24. 

1945 On April - 24 anton de Kom, Suriname resistance fighter, dies at 47 

1946 On April - 24 11 players Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Chesbro, Griffith, & McGinnity are named to Hall of Fame 

1948 Joseph Wihtol, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history. 

1949 Dick Powell starred in " Richard Diamond, Private Detective" on NBC radio on April - 24. 

1949 On April - 24 3rd Tony Awards: Death of a Salesman & Kiss Me Kate win 

1950 "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 320 performances on April - 24. 

1951 On April - 24 canadian troops defend Kapyong Valley in Korea against two-day Chinese attack; suffer 10 dead, 23 wounded. 

1951 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Women's Golf Invitational Open on April - 24. 

1952 On this day in history first shipment of oil from Alberta arrives in Ontario by pipeline and lake freighter, and they still do not like the price 

1952 Raymond Burr made his TV acting debut on the " Gruen Guild Playhouse" in an episode titled, " The Tiger" on April - 24. 

1952 Hans [Hendrik A] Kramers, physicist (quantum mechanics), dies at 57 on April - 24. 

1953 British PM Winston Churchill knighted by the Queen on April - 24. 

1953 Winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on this day in history. 

1954 On this day in history " Billboard" magazine, the music industry trade publication, headlined a change to come about in the music biz. The headline read, "Teenagers Demand Music with a Beat -- Spur Rhythm and Blues" . Within a year, R&B music by both black and white artists caught the public’ s fancy. 

1954 The first American, civilian pilot, P.R. Holden, wounded in Indochina on April - 24. 

1954 On this day in history 1st American, civilian pilot, P.R. Holden, wounded in Indochina 

1955 On this day in history " X-Minus One", a show for science fiction fans, was first heard on NBC radio this day. 

1955 Conference of Bandung against colonialism/for self determination, ends on this day in history. 

1955 On this day in history alfred Polgar, Austrian writer/theater critic, dies at 79 

1956 On April - 24 aL ump Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game 

1956 On this day in history albrecht G Alt, German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72 

1957 Asteroid #3648 discovered on April - 24. 

1957 On April - 24 chic Cub pitchers walk NL record 9 Reds in 5th inning 

1957 On April - 24 andries CD de Graeff, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1926-31), dies at 84 

1958 Lee Walls hits 3 HRS, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2 on April - 24. 

1959 On this day in history "Your Hit Parade" ended after a nine-year run on television and many more years on radio. The show debuted in 

1959 Neth Dance Theater opens (Rudi of Dantzig & Cut Flier) on this day in history. 

1959 Jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history. 

1960 In Southern Iran a 6.0 earthquake resulted in 420 killed, 3,000 injured, and $20 million property damage at Kourdeh and Lar on April - 24. 

1960 14th Tony Awards: Miracle Worker & Fiorello! win on April - 24. 

1960 John P "John" Musch, actor/founder (JM), dies at 84 on this day in history. 

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