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Wednesday, 18 February 2026
1921 John M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies. 
1925 Hurricane strikes Borculo, 4 die
1926 Italian-Spanish peace treaty signed.
1928 James Dean, American film actor is born.
1929 Canadian National Railways place in service the inaugural road diesel electric passenger locomotive. This consisted of two units, weighing a total of 335 tons
1929 Grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd and last NL win
1929 Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75
1930 William H Taft, US president (1909-13), dies.
1932 A 5.1-kg (11.2-pound) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
1932 Slang, writer, dies
1934 Babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player
1934 John Kane, Scotish/US miner/painter, dies at 73.
1936 114°F (46°C) at Plain Dealing, Louisiana (state record)
1938 Temperatur reaches 119 degrees F in Pendleton, Oregon. - New state record.
1938 119°F (48°C), Pendleton, Oregon (state record).
1938 Joseph Moorat, composer, dies at 73
1939 2nd Dutch De Geer govt forms (1st with Social Democrats).
1940 Anti-Jewish laws are passed in Romania.
1940 Prince Bernhard Fund forms
1941 FDR and Churchill's 2nd meeting at Placentia Newfoundland
1942 HMS EAGLE sunk north of Algiers, Algeria by 4 torpedoes from German U-73. 260 men lost out a wartime crew of 1160.
1942 Gen B Montgomery is recorded as becoming commandant British 8th leader in N Africa
1943 Dutch submarine attacks Island Hertenbeest in NW Bali.
1943 C Bergsma, Dutch resistance fighter (Waalsdorpervlakte), dies
1944 Race riots in Athens Alabama
1944 Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0
1944 Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies.
1945 HMCS Uganda returns from the Pacific theater in WWII.
1945 Japan announces willingness to surrender to Allies provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged.
1945 Robert H Goddard, US, rocket pioneer, dies at 62
1948 ABC enters network TV
1948 Allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut on ABC.
1948 E Ball-Hennings, writer, dies at 63
1949 Natl Military Establishment renamed Dept of Defense.
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