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Tuesday, 11 August 2026
1940 British-French troops capture Narvik Norway only to give it up later 
1940 Holland and Belgium surrender to German forces, during WW2
1940 Randle Ayrton, actor (Manx Man), dies at 70
1941 British army begins evacuation of Kreta
1941 1st night game at Wash DC, Griffith stadium (Yanks 6, Senators 5)
1942 1800 Czechoslovakians murdered by Nazis during attack on Heydrich.
1942 1800 Czechs murdered by Nazis during attack on Heydrich.
1943 British militia reaches Tito
1944 Katri Vala, Finnish poet, dies at 42
1946 1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yanks 1).
1948 Iraq captures Ge'ulim settlement
1951 Bernardus J Alfrink appointed bishop's assistant of Utrecht
1951 Jerry Colonna Show, debuts on ABC-TV
1951 After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his 1st major league home run
1952 Memphis Kiddie Park opens in Brooklyn, Ohio. The park's Little Dipper roller coaster would become the oldest operating steel roller coaster in North America
1953 Premier of inaugural animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor-"Melody"
1953 Premier of 1st animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor-"Melody"
1954 Achille Longo, composer, dies at 54.
1955 In this year, 81st Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua claims in 1:54.6
1956 Eisenhower signs farm bill allows government to store agricultural surplus.
1956 Dale Long is recorded as becoming 1st to hit HRs in 8 straight games.
1957 NL approves Bkln Dodgers' and NY Giants' move to west coast.
1958 French Government of Pflimlin steps down/200000 demonstrate against De Gaulle.
1958 French govt of Pflimlin steps down/200000 demonstrate against De Gaulle
1958 Mikulas Schneider-Trvavsky, composer, dies at 77.
1959 Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts.
1959 Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 miles (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became inaugural animals retrieved from a space mission
1959 Bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies.
1960 "Greenwillow" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 95 performances.
1961 Amnesty International is founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977)
1961 Last ever Orient Express from Paris to Bucharest.
1961 Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years)
1961 Amnesty Intl founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977).
1962 Suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester NY
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