Page 6: Historical Events In June - 19
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1952 "I've Got A Secret" debuted on CBS with Garry Moore as host. 

1952 1 RAR in action in Jamestown Line, Korea 

1952 "I've Got A Secret" debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host 

1953 Albert W Dent, elected president of Natl Health Council 

1953 Ethel Rosenberg, executed at Sing Sing, in 5 tries. 

1954 Kathleen Turner, American film actress is born 

1954 54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ. 

1956 Lulu [Luise] Strauss und Torney, German poet/writer, dies at 82 

1959 Senate rejects Ike's appointment of Lewis Strauss for Sec of Comm 

1961 Kuwait regains complete independence from Britain. 

1961 United Kingdom gives up control of Kuwait. 

1961 US Supreme Court struck down a provision in Md's constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God. 

1962 Frank Borzage, US, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo), dies at 69 

1963 2 Russian space missions return to Earth 

1963 Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen 

1963 Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova is recorded as becoming the inaugural woman in space. 

1963 Valentina Tereshkova inaugural woman in space returns to Earth. 

1965 James B Collip, Canadian bio-chemist (insulin), dies at 72. 

1966 Ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79. 

1967 Muhammad Ali is convicted for reusing induction in US Army. 

1967 Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD. 

1968 50000 participate in Solidarity Day March of Poor People's Campaign 

1969 State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances. 

1970 A Nikolayev and V Sevastyanov return after 18 days in Soyuz 9. 

1970 Jim Bouton's controversial "Ball Four" is published 

1971 Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus Ga, racial disturbance. 

1973 Pete Rose and Willie Davis both get career hit # 2000. 

1973 Roger Delgado, actor (Adv's of Sir Francis Drake, Dr Who), dies at 55 

1974 KC Royal Steve Busby 2nd no-hitter beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0 

1976 US Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth 

1977 Pope Paul VI makes 19th-cen bishop John Neumann inaugural US male saint. 

1981 Boeing commercial Chinook 2-rotor helicopter is certified. 

1981 European Space Agency's Ariane carries 2 satellites into orbit 

1981 Heaviest known orange (2.5 kg) exhibited, Nelspruit, S Africa 

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