Page 5: Historical Events In November - 27
Saturday, 21 February 2026
1934 "Baby Face" Nelson, [Lester Gillis], gangster, shot by FBI at 26 

1937 Pro-labor musical revue "Pins and Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU. 

1939 Inauguration of Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) 

1939 Maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo," premieres in NYC. 

1940 6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB). 

1941 USSR begins a counter offensive causing Germany to retreat 

1941 British 13th Army corp reaches Tobruk 

1942 French navy at Toulon scuttles ships and subs so Nazis don't take them 

1942 Jimi Hendrix, American Guitarist and singer is born 

1942 Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ 

1942 A B C Langton, cricketer (WWII 15 Tests for S Africa 1935-39), dies 

1943 31st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winn Bombers, 23-14. 

1944 3500-4000 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed. 

1945 Gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China. 

1946 English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2. 

1947 In this year, Joe DiMaggio claims his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote 

1948 36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7 

1950 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract 

1951 The inaugural rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM 

1951 1st rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM. 

1952 KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting. 

1953 Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP 

1953 Eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65. 

1954 "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 270 perfs. 

1955 Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63 

1956 F Goodrich and A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Neth 

1957 Army withdraws from Little Rock AR, after Central HS integration 

1957 Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration 

1957 Margot SE Scharten-Antink, author (Catherina/Sprotje), dies at 88. 

1958 USSR abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany. 

1958 Artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor/composer, dies at 66 

1959 Gerard Philipe, actor/dir (La Ronde, Gambler), dies of cancer at 36. 

1960 Gordie Howe is recorded as becoming inaugural NHLer to score 1000 points. 

1960 Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38. 

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