Page 7: Historical Events In November - 21
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1969 Mutesa II of Buganda, President of Uganda (1924) 

1970 The rarest of Ford Mustangs--the Boss 351--debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. 

1970 NY Knicks 1st game against Cleve Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG 

1973 18 minute gap are discovered in Watergate Tapes 

1973 Allan Sherman singer, dies at 48 (Goodbye Muddah, Goodbye Faddah) 

1974 Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), dies at 84 

1975 Linda McCartney drug charges in US are dropped. 

1975 G Gunnarsson, writer, dies at 86. 

1976 Niles Welch, actor (Cornered), dies at 88. 

1977 inaugural flight of the Concorde (London to New York) 

1977 The inaugural flight of the Concorde between London and New York. 

1980 Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating. 

1980 Fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas results in the deaths of 84. 

1980 John and Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum 

1980 Jim Parks Sr, Kent cricket all-rounder (only Test for England), dies 

1981 Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," single goes #1 and stays for 10 weeks. 

1981 Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 75. 

1982 Lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75 

1985 Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), dies 

1986 Jerry Colonna, actor (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 82. 

1987 James E Folsom, (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79. 

1990 Michael Milken is sentenced to 10 years for security law violations 

1990 Signing of Declaration of "End of Cold war" in Paris 

1991 Daniel Mann, US director (Rose tattoo), dies of heart failure at 79 

1992 Kaysone Phomvihane, PM of Laos (1975-91), dies 

1993 Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies of prostate cancer at 59 

1994 Manfred Longer, Austrian/Dutch gay disco owner, dies at 42 

1995 The Dow Jones closes over 5000 fo rthe inaugural time. 

1995 Toy Story, the inaugural entirely computer-animated movie, was released on this day. 

1995 Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer, dies at 81. 

1996 CompuServe announced it would shut down its family-oriented service, WOW!, just eight months after it was launched 

1996 Bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80. 

1997 Ismail Fahmi, external minister of Egypt in (1973-77), dies. 

2005 The Prime Minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon announces his resignation from Likud and his intention to form a new party devoted to peace in the region, Kadima, and asks the President of Israel to call a general election 

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