Page 6: Historical Events In June - 04
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1940 German forces enter Paris. 

1940 RAF's 242 'Canadian' Squadron posted to France 

1940 The Allied military evacuation from Dunkirk, France, ends in World War II 

1940 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1). 

1941 Nazi's forbid Jews access to beach and swimming pools. 

1941 Wilhelm II von Hohenzollern, emperor (Germany, 1888-1918), dies. 

1942 Battle of Midway begins; Japan's inaugural major defeat in WW II 

1942 Capitol Record Co opens for business. 

1942 Japanese suffer heavy losses at Midway Island 

1942 The Battle of Midway begins 

1942 Battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II. 

1942 Reinhard Heydrich, German protector (Bohemia/Moravia (Lidice)), dies 

1943 Argentina taken over by Gen Rawson and Col Juan Peron 

1943 Jean du Bela, singer/actor (Sobibor), dies at 39. 

1944 5th Army enters and liberates Rome from Mussolini's Fascist armies 

1944 The inaugural submarine captured and boarded on high seas-U 505 

1944 1st British gliders touches down on French soil for D-Day 

1945 6th Marine division occupies Orokoe Peninsula Okinawa 

1945 Georg Kaiser, playwright, dies at 66. 

1946 Largest solar prominence (300000 mi/500000 km) observed. 

1947 "Louisiana Lady" closes at Century Theater NYC after 4 performances 

1949 "Cavalcade of Stars" debuts (DuMont); Jackie Gleason made host in 1950. 

1950 In this year, CVP claims Belgian parliamentary election 

1950 Sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies. 

1951 Mississippi Valley State University founded. 

1951 Serge Koussevitsky, conductor/composer, dies at 76. 

1953 Pitts trades outfielder Ralph Kiner and Joe Garagiola to Chic 

1954 Arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27000 m 

1954 Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58. 

1955 Mickey Rooney Show," TV comedy last airs on NBC. 

1956 Speech by Khrushchev blasting Stalin made public 

1956 Max Kowalski, composer, dies at 73 

1957 inaugural commercial coal pipeline placed in operation 

1957 1st commercial coal pipeline placed in operation. 

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