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Tuesday, 23 June 2026
1945 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano). 
1945 SS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22
1945 The Commanding Officer, CGAS Floyd Bennett Field reported that a dunking sonar suspended from an XHOS-1 helicopter had been tested successfully
1945 The tandem rotor XHRP-X transport helicopter, built under Navy contract by P-V Engineering Forum made its inaugural flight at the contractor's plant at Sharon Hill
1945 US 9th Armoured Division attacks Remagen Germany, crosses Rhine.
1945 Yugoslavia government of Tito forms
1945 Adolf Bartels, German writer/racist, dies at 82.
1946 William H Hastie inaugurated as inaugural black governor of Virgin Islands
1946 "Three to Make Ready" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 323 perfs
1947 "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC
1947 General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution
1947 Paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt.
1947 The Kuomintang and Communist Party of China resume full-fledged Civil War.
1948 Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death
1948 The Dodecanese islands officially become part of Greece again, ending the Italian rule.
1950 World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in London won by Karol Kennedy and Peter Kennedy (USA)
1950 World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in London won by Alena Vrzanova (Czechoslovakia)
1950 World Men's Figure Skating Championship in London won by Richard Button (USA); this is his 3rd consecutive win.
1950 Ice Pairs Championship at London won by K Kennedy and P Kennedy (USA).
1951 In this year, Ezzard Charles claims 15-round heavyweight decision against Jersey Joe Walcott.
1951 International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics
1951 Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town)
1951 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title
1951 Ali Razmara, Shah of Iran (1950-51), assassinated
1952 William Boyd, British writer is born
1953 "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances.
1953 Jackie McGlew scores 255 vs New Zealand at Wellington
1953 Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile.
1953 Jackie McGlew scores 255* v NZ at Wellington
1954 French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu
1954 Russia defeated Canada 7-2 to capture the world ice-hockey title in Stockholm, Sweden.
1954 In this year, Russia claims title in their inaugural international ice hockey competition
1954 US, Great-Britain and France reject Russian membership in NATO.
1954 In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA Sarasota Golf Open.
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