Page 8: Historical Events In January - 03
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1967 "Tonight Show" is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes 

1967 Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion. 

1967 Jack Ruby, the man who shot suspected JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies in a Dallas hospital. 

1967 WJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting 

1967 Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55 

1969 John Lennon's "2 Virgins" album declared pornographic in New Jersey. 

1969 Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr seated by Congress. 

1969 Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63. 

1970 "Jimmy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 84 performances 

1970 Marxist government takes over in Congo 

1972 Frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82. 

1973 George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million. 

1974 Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as premier of Spain 

1974 Burma accepts its constitution 

1974 Gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London 

1974 Gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72. 

1975 Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87 

1976 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 

1976 Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies. 

1977 Apple Computer incorporated. 

1977 Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games) 

1977 Avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide 

1978 Chandrasekar takes 6-52 and 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win. 

1979 Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 

1980 Gold hits record $634 an ounce 

1980 Joy Adamson, author of "Born Free," is killed by a servant in northern Kenya 

1980 Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52 

1982 Derek Sealy, cricketer (West Indies 1930-39), dies 

1984 Syria frees captured US pilot after appeal from Jesse Jackson. 

1985 Israel government confirms resettlement of 10000 Ethiopian Jews 

1985 Lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93. 

1986 The Skytrain commences operation between Vancouver and New Westminster, BC 

1986 Jens Bjerre, composer, dies at 82 

1987 Former Miss America Vanessa Williams marries Ramon T Hervey in New York City NY 

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