Page 5: Historical Events In November - 25
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1940 Patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die. 

1941 HMS BARHAM sunk North of Sidi Barrani by 3 torpedoes from German U-331 

1941 German Jews in Netherlands declared stateless (lose of nationality) 

1941 Pedro Aguirre Cerda, president Chili (People's Front), dies. 

1942 National Organization for Aid to Underground, LO, forms 

1943 U-600 sinks in Atlantic Ocean. 

1944 A German V-2 missile hit a Woolworth's department store in New Cross Road, Deptford, killing 160 midday shoppers. The V-2 was a recent innovation in German ammunition. 

1944 32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6. 

1944 Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78 

1947 New Zealand accedes to Statute of Westminster, is recorded as becoming a dominion. 

1947 New Zealand acedes to Statute of Westminster, is recorded as becoming a dominion. 

1948 Fort Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed. 

1948 Ft Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed 

1948 Charles D Brown, actor (Eve Knew Her Apples), dies at 61. 

1949 "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts 

1949 Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 

1950 The 2nd Batallion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry sails for the Korean War 

1950 "Tickets, Please" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 245 performances 

1951 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock AL. 

1951 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Alabama, America. 

1951 Raden Mas Noto Suroto, Indonesian poet (Wayang Songs), dies at 63 

1952 Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap," premieres in London 

1952 Antonio Guarnieri, composer, dies at 72. 

1953 "Guys and Dolls" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1200 performances 

1955 Race segregation forbidden on trains and buses between US states. 

1957 President Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech 

1957 Pres Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech 

1958 Senegal is recorded as becoming an autonomous state in the French Community. 

1958 Senegal is recorded as becoming an autonomous state in French Community. 

1958 Charles F Kettering, invented auto self-starter, dies at 82. 

1959 "Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 460 performances 

1960 The inaugural atomic reactor for research and development, Richland Wa 

1960 "Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio. 

1961 NBA's Bob Cousy is recorded as becoming 2nd player to score 15000 points. 

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