Page 7: Historical Events In March - 08
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1957 Othmar Schoeck, composer, dies at 70 

1958 William Faulkner says US schools degenerated to become babysitters. 

1958 Silky Sullivan comes from 40 lengths back to win by 3 at Santa Anita. 

1958 Josephina OFF "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Salontiroler), dies at 85 

1959 Groucho, Chico and Harpo's final TV appearance together. 

1959 Pro-Egyptian coup fails in Mosul Iraq 

1959 Abdel Wahab Shawwaf, Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered 

1960 "Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 95 performances 

1961 US nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hours 

1961 Jean Kerr's "Mary, Mary," premieres in NYC 

1961 Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81 

1962 The Beatles performed for the inaugural time on the BBC 

1962 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 

1962 Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC) 

1963 Syrian Arab Republic Revolution Day Military coup in Syria 

1963 Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day 

1963 John Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies. 

1963 Syrian Arab Republic Revolution Day: Military coup in Syria. 

1964 Malcolm X leaves Black Muslim Movement 

1965 US combat forces arrive in South Vietnam (3500 Marines). 

1965 1st US combat forces arrive in Vietnam (3500 Marines) 

1965 Esther Howard, actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72. 

1966 An IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin. 

1966 Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame. 

1966 "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances. 

1967 John F Bothwell, actor (Freckles-Our Gang), dies at 46. 

1968 6 year old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown MD) 

1968 Students demonstrate in Warsaw 

1969 Marriage of 12 year old Marcella Rosciglione in Palermo Italy 

1971 Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner" 

1971 âSmokinâ Joe Frazier, of Philadelphia, won a decision over Muhammad Ali, who had been previously undefeated 

1971 Harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77. 

1972 The inaugural airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa). 

1972 The inaugural flight of the Goodyear blimp. 

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