Page 5: Historical Events In November - 10
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
1937 Brazilian dictator Getulio Vargas proclaims "Estado novo". 

1937 Nikolai Batalov, actor (Mother), dies at 37 

1938 8.3 earthquake shakes East of Shumagin Islands, Alaska. 

1940 Pittsburgh and Philadelphia play a penalty free NFL game. 

1940 Arthur Neville Chamberlain, British premier (1937-40), dies at 71 

1942 Philip Barry's "Without Love," premieres in NYC 

1943 The U.S. State Department demolishes FDR's plan to set up refugee camps in North Africa and Southern Europe 

1944 German riots in Rotterdam/Schiedam 52000 men sent to Germany. 

1945 General Enver Hoxha is recorded as becoming leader of Albania. 

1945 "Are You with It?" opens at Century Theater NYC for 264 performances 

1946 Communists win many seats at French parliamentary election 

1948 Julius Curtius, German foreign minister (1929- ), dies at 71 

1950 Jacobo Arbenz Guzm n elected President of Guatemala 

1950 After 9 years, Cleve Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau. 

1951 Direct long-distance dialing between the east and west coasts of the U.S. begins today with a call between the mayors of Englewood, NJ and Alameda, CA 

1951 The inaugural long distance telephone call without operator assistance. 

1951 1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance 

1952 Trygve Halvdan Lie steps down as 1st secretary-genraal of UN 

1953 Giants end their tour of Japan (players got $331 of $3000 promised). 

1954 Iwo Jima Memorial (servicemen raising US flag) dedicated in Arlington. 

1954 Lt Col John Stapp travels 632 MPH in a rocket sled. 

1954 Hussein Fatemi, Iran Foreign minister, executed 

1955 A Sikorsky HR2S helicopter, at Windsor Locks, Conn., carried 13250 pounds to over 7000 feet. 

1955 "Vamp" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 60 performances. 

1956 Gene de Paul/John Meyer's musical "Li'l Abner," premieres in NYC 

1957 NFL record crowd (102368), '49ers vs Rams in LA. 

1958 Bertolt Brecht's "Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo o Ui," premieres 

1959 Corinne Rottschaeffer elected Miss World 

1959 Lupino Lane, actress (Deputy Drummer), dies at 67 

1960 Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill 

1960 Isadore Freed, composer, dies at 60. 

1962 "Nowhere to Go, But Up" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 9 perfs 

1963 Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545. 

1963 Otto Flake, writer, dies. 

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