Page 5: Historical Events In June - 12
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1920 Farmer Labor Party organized (Chicago). 

1920 In this year, 52nd Belmont: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War claims in 2:14.2. 

1920 Peter Jones, England, actor (From a Bird's Eye View). 

1921 H C Artmann, writer. 

1922 Insulin patented 

1922 German Reich president Friedrich Ebert visits Munich. 

1922 Leif Thybo, composer. 

1922 Wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp putsch 1920), dies at 63. 

1923 Harry Houdini frees himself from a straitjacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above the ground in NYC. 

1923 Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground in NYC 

1923 Marta Pan, Hungarian/French sculptor (Great spiral). 

1924 George Bush, Former (41st) US President is born 

1924 George Herbert Walker Bush, MA, 43 VP (1981-89) 41st Pres (R, 1989-93). 

1925 William DeHart Hubbard of US, sets long jump record at 25' 10 3/4" 

1926 In this year, 58th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard Crusader claims in 2:32.2 

1927 Henry Slesar, Brooklyn NY, headwriter (Edge of Night). 

1928 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples and 2 HRs to be White Sox 15-7. 

1928 Michael Wishart, artist 

1928 Salvador Diaz Miron, Mexicans poet, dies 

1929 Anne Frank, Dutch wartime diarist2009 Protes in Iran following e presidential election is born. 

1929 Anne Frank, Holland, Nazi victim/diarist (Diary of Anne Frank). 

1929 Anne Frank, Dutch wartime diarist is born. 

1930 34th US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 287 at Interlachen CC Minn 

1930 Barbara Harris, 1st US Episcopal female bishop 

1930 Dyce Willcocks, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of Canadian cricket), dies. 

1931 Al Capone is indicted for violating Prohibition laws. 

1931 Al Capone is indicted on 5000 counts of prohibition and perjury 

1932 Jim Nabors, Sylacauga Al, actor/singer (Gomer Pyle) 

1932 René de Clerq, Flemish poet/writer (Book of Love), dies 

1933 Financial and Economy World conference opens (66 countries) 

1934 Black-McKeller Bill passes leads to Bill Boeing empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] and United Air Lines 

1935 Chaco War ends between Bolivia and Paraguay [?]. 

1935 Weapons pact ends 3 year war of Gran Chaco (Bolivia vs Paraguay). 

1935 Christoph Meckel, writer 

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