Page 6: Historical Events In July - 03
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1937 Tom Stoppard, British writer/playwirght is born 

1938 President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield. 

1939 Ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler. 

1939 Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech. 

1940 British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa 

1940 The legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted with their network radio show on NBC 

1940 ARP-leader/ex-premier Colijn argues cooperation with Germany 

1940 George Shepstone, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa 1896-99), dies 

1942 Germany troop march into Sebastopol 

1943 Liberator bombers sinks U-628 

1944 Goose Bay Newfoundland, the temperature hits 37.8 C; Labrador's hottest day on record 

1944 Oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore 

1945 The inaugural civilian passenger car built since February 1942 was driven off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, MI. Automotive production had been diverted to military production for the war (WWII) effort. 

1946 1st Dutch government of Beel forms. 

1947 252288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC 

1948 55th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats Doris Hart (63 86). 

1948 Adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90. 

1950 inaugural time US and North Korean forces clash in the Korean War. 

1950 1st time US and North Korean forces clash in Korean War. 

1951 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa 

1952 Puerto Rico's constitution approved by US Congress 

1952 Daniel Zamudio, composer, dies at 64 

1957 Richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), dies at 52 

1958 "The Andy Williams Show" premiers on ABC (later on CBS and NBC) 

1960 Alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73. 

1962 Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5) 

1962 Tom Cruise, American actor is born 

1965 Clarence Loomis, composer, dies at 75 

1966 Race riots in Omaha Nebraska. 

1966 Andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81 

1967 "News at 10" premieres on English TV. 

1967 John Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50 

1969 78000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI 

1969 Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25. 

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