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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1947 1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman. 
1948 The 1948 Ashgabat earthquake results in the deaths of 100000.
1949 WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting.
1950 "Pardon Our French" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 100 perfs.
1952 After an 11-year run on ABC radio, Inner Sanctum, the legendary mystery series, was heard for the final time. We’ ll never know if they oiled that squeaky door.
1952 19th congress of Communist Party meets in Moscow
1953 Earl Warren sworn in as 14th chief justice of the US.
1953 Earl Warren sworn in as 14th chief justice of US
1953 Friedrich Wolf, writer, dies at 64.
1954 Hurricane Hazel hits Eastern US
1954 Flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78
1956 Yogi Berra is recorded as becoming the 4th Yank to hit a World Series Grand Slam (World Series #53)
1956 Yogi Berra is recorded as becoming 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam.
1956 Joseph Erlanger, US doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944), dies.
1957 11th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3 at Montreal.
1958 KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting.
1960 Eastern AL Electra turbo-prop crashed in Boston Harbor (61 die)
1962 Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do"
1963 Hyde St Pier re-opens as State Historical Park.
1964 SF Fire Department Museum is dedicated
1965 Adding to his many credits, accolades and honors, Henry Mancini received a gold record for the soundtrack LP from the movie, The Pink Panther.
1965 Chuck Linster performs 6006 consecutive push-ups.
1965 Dick McInnes stays aloft almost 12 hours in a kite
1965 Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson, composer, dies at 79.
1967 Clifton C Williams Jr, astronaut, dies at 35, in T-38 jet crash.
1969 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks 55-yard field goal.
1970 PBS is recorded as becoming a network
1970 Quebec seperatists kidnap British trade commissioner James Cross.
1972 Herbert Mullin inaugural results in the deaths of, to prevent earthquakes
1976 Barbara Nichols, actress (Pajama Game, Loved One), dies at 46.
1978 In this year, Isaac Bashevis Singer claims the Nobel Prize for literature.
1979 Charlie Smith, oldest American (137 year), dies
1981 Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg is recorded as becoming an honarary American.
1981 Gloria Grahame, actress (Sue-Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 55
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