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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1946 Belgian government of Acker, forms. 

1946 Belgian govt of Acker, forms. 

1948 Congress passes Marshall Aid Act to rehabilitate war-torn Europe 

1948 Al Gore, American senator and vice-president is born 

1948 Egon E Kisch, Czech writer/journalist (Raging Reporter), dies at 62 

1949 Newfoundland is recorded as becoming Canada's 10th province 

1951 US tanks exceed 38º of latitude in Korea 

1951 US tanks exceed 38° of latitude in Korea 

1951 Ralph Forbes, actor (Riptide, Shock, Shock), dies at 45 

1953 Department of Health, Education and Welfare established 

1954 US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs CO, established. 

1954 USSR offers to join NATO 

1954 US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo, established 

1955 Chase National (3rd largest bank) and Bank of the Manhattan Company (15th largest bank) merge to form Chase Manhattan. 

1955 Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut West Indies vs Australia, Kingston 

1955 US Assay Office in Seattle WA closes 

1955 Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut WI v Aust, Kingston 

1957 Gene Lockhart, NYC actor (Going My Way), dies at 65 

1958 US Navy forms atomic sub division 

1958 USSR suspends nuclear weapons tests, and urges US and Britain to do same 

1959 The Dalai Lama, fleeing the Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet, crosses the border into India, where he is granted political asylum 

1959 Dalai Lama fled China and was granted political asylum in India 

1959 Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68 

1960 Gore Vidal's "Best Man", premieres in New York NY 

1960 Gore Vidal's "Best Man," premieres in NYC 

1960 Joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Totenmesse), dies at 81 

1961 Aklilou Habtewold is recorded as becoming inaugural premier of Ethiopia. 

1961 Aklilou Habtewold is recorded as becoming 1st premier of Ethiopia. 

1961 Seerp Anema, Dutch poet/writer (Modern Art and Degenerating), dies at 85 

1963 Los Angeles ends streetcar service after 90 years. 

1963 LA ends streetcar service after 90 years. 

1964 President Jango Goulart of Brazil chased out of office by military. 

1964 Pres Jango Goulart of Brazil chased out of office by military. 

1965 US ordered the inaugural combat troops to Vietnam. 

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