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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1954 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak. 
1954 "Pajama Game" opens at St James Theater NYC for 1063 performances.
1956 Aleksandr A Fadejev, Russ author (Young Guard), commits suicide at 54
1958 French settlers riot against French army in Algeria
1958 Jordan and Iraq form the Arab Federation.
1958 Pierre Pflimlin forms French Government.
1958 Rioters attack US Vice President Nixon in Venezuala
1960 The inaugural launch of Delta satellite launching vehicle; it failed
1961 Gary Cooper, 2 time Acad award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60.
1962 Frank Jenks, actor (Colonel Flack), dies of cancer at 60.
1964 Organization and deployment of world's inaugural all nuclear-powered task group, USS Enterprise, USS Long Beach, and USS Bainbridge, to Sixth Fleet
1965 Rolling Stones record "Satisfaction"
1965 Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel.
1966 Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
1966 Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black".
1966 Henk [Hendrik M] of Randwijk, poet/editor in chief (illegal), dies.
1967 Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries.
1967 Frank McGrath, actor (Wagon Train), dies at 64.
1968 1000000 French demonstrate against De Gaulle and Pompidou.
1970 Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres.
1970 The Beatles movie Let It Be premieres today
1971 Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane seriously injured in a car accident
1971 Valerian Mikhaylovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky, composer, dies 67.
1972 Dan Blocker, American actor (Hoss-Bonanza), dies at 43
1975 Hail stones as large as tennis balls hit Wernerville TN.
1975 Stanley Cup ; Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 4-3
1975 Bob Wills, actor (Lone Prairie), dies at 69
1978 Joie Chitwood drives a Chevette 5.6 miles on just 2 wheels
1978 Albert Roberts, cricketer (5 Tests for NZ, 7 wickets), dies.
1979 Shah and family sentenced to death in Teheran
1979 Nelly Aenders, actress (In Pyama), dies at 65.
1981 In this year, Dinamo Tbilisi claims 21st Europe Cup II.
1981 Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded.
1981 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square
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