Page 6: Historical Events In February - 26
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1935 Germany began Luftwaffe operation, under Reichsmarshall H Goering 

1935 RADAR-Radio Detection and Ranging inaugural demonstrated (Robert Watson-Watt). 

1935 Germany begin Luftwaffe operation, under Reichsmarshall H Goering 

1936 Hitler introduces Ferdinand Porsche's "Volkswagen". 

1936 Military coup in Japan. 

1936 Volkswagen Beetle car launched by Adolf Hitler 

1937 C Isherwood/WH Auden's "Ascent of F6," premieres in London. 

1938 inaugural passenger ship equipped with radar 

1938 US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer 

1938 US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 

1938 1st passenger ship equipped with radar 

1940 The US Air Defense Command is created 

1940 US Air Defense Command forms at Mitchel Field, LI, NY 

1941 Cowboys' Amateur Association of America organized (California) 

1941 Utrecht and Zaandam strike against raid on Jews 

1941 Vichy-France makes religious education in school mandatory 

1941 2 fighters unable to continued slugfest, referee declares double KO 

1941 Jan Keizer, Zaanse February striker, shot to death 

1942 German battle cruiser Gneisenau deactivated by bombs 

1942 In this year, Government starts evacuating 21000 Japanese Canadians from coastal regions of British Columbia to interior work camps; under War Measures Act. 

1942 Radio Orange calls for March 1 day of prayer in Dutch Indies 

1942 Werner Heisenberger informs Nazis about uranium project "Wunderwaffen". 

1942 WWII Navy flier Don Mason sends message "Sighted sub sank same" 

1942 German battle cruiser Gneisenau deactivated by bomb 

1943 German assault moves to Beja North Tunisia 

1944 inaugural female US navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps, appointed 

1944 1st female US navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps, appointed 

1945 Very heavy bombing on Berlin by 8th US Air Force 

1946 2 killed and 10 wounded in race riot in Columbia TN 

1946 2 killed and 10 wounded in race riot in Columbia Tenn 

1947 Ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82. 

1949 USAF plane began inaugural nonstop around-the-world flight 

1949 USAF plane began 1st nonstop around-the-world flight 

1950 Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York NY. 

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