Page 4: Historical Events In November - 14
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1905 David Belasco's "Girl of Golden West," premieres in NYC. 

1905 L H Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief (Reformed of Netherlands). 

1906 Roosevelt is recorded as becoming inaugural US President to visit a foreign country (Panama) 

1906 Roosevelt is recorded as becoming 1st US pres to visit a foreign country (Panama). 

1906 Louise Brooks, silent screen star (American Venus, Pandora's Box). 

1906 Hendrik J Schimmel, author/dramatist, dies 

1907 Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children book author (Pipi Longstocking). 

1908 Joseph McCarthy, US senator who led the anti-communist 'witch hunts' is born 

1908 Albert Einstein presents quantum theory of light. 

1908 Harrison E Salisbury, journalist/author (50th Anniv of Soviet Union). 

1908 Kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies. 

1909 Joseph R McCarthy, (Sen-R-Wisc), anti-communist lunatic. 

1910 The inaugural airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va. 

1910 The inaugural take off by an aircraft from a ship takes place, from the cruiser Birmingham in Chesapeake Bay 

1910 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va 

1910 Eric Lawson Malpass, writer. 

1912 Barbara Hutton, heiress (Woolworth). 

1914 Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game. 

1914 Eric John Crozier, producer/librettist. 

1914 Frederick Sleigh "Bobs" Roberts, governor of Natal, dies at 82. 

1915 In this year, Thomas Masaryk formally claims independence for Czechoslovakia 

1915 Edward Digby Baltzell, Ivy League sociologist. 

1915 Booker T Washington, educator/organizier, dies at 59 in Tuskegee Ala 

1916 Sherwood Schwartz, Passaic NJ, TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is). 

1917 William Smith, British deserter in France, executed at 20 

1918 Republic of Czechoslovakia created with T.G. Masaryk as President. 

1919 Red Army captures Omsk, Siberia 

1919 Veronica Lake, [Constance Ockleman], actress (I Married a Witch) 

1920 American Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards. 

1920 Johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade) 

1921 The Communist Party of Spain is founded. 

1921 Brian Keith, Bayonne NJ, actor (Bill-Family Affair, Loneliest Runner) 

1922 BBC begins domestic radio service from 2LO at Marconi House. 

1922 Boutros Boutros Ghali, Egyptian secretary-general of UN (1992- ) 

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