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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1945 Cleveland Rams win NFL championship 
1945 Fumimaro Konu, Japanese prince/PM (1937-39, 40-41), commits harakiri.
1946 Thailand joins the United Nations
1948 "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater NYC for 460 performances.
1949 Swedish Carmaker DebutsA Swedish company by the name of Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget produced its inaugural motorcar. In 1965 the concern changed its name to Saab Aktiebolag, and a few years later simply to Saab. The inaugural Saab automobiles were engineered with the precision of fighter planes--the company's other main product
1949 Sukarno is recorded as becoming president Indonesia, Mokammed Hatta premier
1949 Traitsjo Kostov, Bulgarian communist vice-premier, executed
1950 Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism"
1950 "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 perfs
1950 Otto Vrieslander, composer, dies at 70.
1952 Lord Mountbatten appointed as chief of Allied forces in the Mediterranean
1953 The Delaware Water Gap Bridge, linking New Jersey with Pennsylvania, opens to traffic.
1953 1st White House Press Conference (Pres Eisenhower and 161 reporters)
1956 "Fanny" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 888 performances
1957 In this year, Sir Feroz Khan Noon adopts in place of Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar as Prime Minister of Pakistan
1958 Bogota warehouse fire results in the deaths of 82
1959 Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan results in the deaths of 48.
1960 134 die when a United DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collide in the skies over New York City
1960 "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances
1960 Anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63.
1961 "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC after 55 perfs
1961 Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer, dies at 61
1962 In this year, Constitutional Monarchical Hindu State of Nep l formally adopts new constitution
1962 David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres.
1963 Kenya joins the United Nations.
1965 Gemini 6 returns to Earth
1965 Pioneer 6 launched into solar orbit.
1965 W Somerset Maugham English author ("Of Human Bondage"), dies at 91
1965 William Somerset Maugham, English author (Razor's Edge), dies at 91.
1966 Beatles release "Everywhere it's Christmas" in the UK
1969 "War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John and Yoko" posters begin appearing
1970 The inaugural successful landing on Venus (USSR).
1971 Pakistan army surrenders to Indian army in Bangladesh
1972 Miami Dolphins become inaugural undefeated NFL team (14-0-0)
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