Page 7: Historical Events In January - 19
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1953 Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary. 

1955 "Scrabble" debuts on board game market 

1955 "The Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS 

1955 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower agrees to allow a presidential news conference to be aired (but not broadcast live) on television for the inaugural time 

1955 "Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS 

1956 Hoboken dedicates a plaque honoring achievements of Alexander Cartwright in organizing early baseball at Elysian Field. 

1957 USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test. 

1958 Canadian Football Council renamed Canadian Football League. 

1960 Eisenhower and Premier Kishi sign US-Japanese Security pact 

1961 The inaugural episode for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is filmed. 

1961 1st episode for "Dick Van Dyke Show" is filmed. 

1962 Snub Pollard, actor (Limelight, Arizona Days), dies of cancer at 72 

1964 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 27-24. 

1965 Frank Reicher, actor (King Kong, Nazi Agent, Son of Kong), dies at 89 

1966 Indira Gandhi elected India's 3rd prime minister. 

1966 Neil Simon, Coleman and Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres. 

1966 Sir Robert Menzies retires after more than 16 years as Australia's prime minister 

1967 Herr Karl Tausch writes shortest will "Vse Zene" (All to wife). 

1967 Grace Cunard, actress (Untamed, Ressurection), dies at 73. 

1968 A C-130 Hercules of VR-24 and helicopters from NAF Sigonella delivered food, clothing and medicine to the west coast of Sicily to aid some 40000 persons made homeless by an earthquake in the region of Montevago 

1968 WKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting 

1969 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-25. 

1969 Charles Winninger, actor (Cafe Metropole, Coney Island), dies at 84 

1970 Dutch bishop says he is in favor of married priest 

1970 Nixon nominates G Harold Carswell to Supreme Court (fails) 

1970 UCLA fires Angela Davis for being a communist. 

1970 Dutch bishops says he is in favor of married priest. 

1970 Hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49. 

1971 "No, No Nanette" opens at 46th St Theater New York City NY for 861 performances. 

1971 Beatles' Helter Skelter is played at the Charles Manson trial 

1972 Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, and Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame. 

1973 Max Adrian, actor (Boy Friend, Her Favorite Husband), dies at 69 

1974 Belgium government of Leburton falls 

1975 China published a new constitution that adopted the precepts and policies of Mao Tse-tung. 

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