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Tuesday, 17 February 2026
1948 Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve in both houses of Congress 
1948 Paul Wegener, German actor/director (Golem, Svengali), dies at 73.
1949 The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is established in New York City
1949 Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC.
1950 Sara Allgood actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase), dies at 56.
1950 Sara Allgood, Irish actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase), dies at 56.
1951 St Louis Cards beat NY Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0
1952 Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez elected president of Mexico
1953 Nikita Khrushchev appointed 1st secretary-general of USSR.
1953 Lewis Stone, actor (Just This Once, Key to the City), dies at 73
1954 Reds Ted Kluszewski scores a run in record 17 consecutive games
1956 Dike around Dutch polder Eastern Flevoland closes.
1958 Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times.
1959 USSR's Luna 2 is recorded as becoming inaugural probe to contact another celestial body.
1959 73rd US Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Christine Truman (61 64).
1959 Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56.
1960 Payola where radio stations would play selected songs in exchange for gifts and/or cash is banned by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
1960 Leo Weiner, Hungarian composer (Toldi), dies at 75
1961 "Car 54 Where are You?" premiers on TV.
1961 Unmanned Mercury-Atlas 4 launched into Earth orbit
1963 "The Outer Limits" premiers
1963 Yanks clinch their 28th pennant
1965 Beatles release "Yesterday"
1965 Today Show's inaugural totally color broadcast.
1965 Willie Mays hits his 500th HR.
1967 Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut (X-20), dies in explosion at 38
1969 The Plastic Ono Band, featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono, perform in concert for the inaugural time.
1969 Charles Foulkes, Canada gen/honorary citizen of Wageningen, dies at 66
1970 IBM announces System 370 computer.
1971 9 hostages and 28 prisoners die in take over at Attica State Prison
1971 Frank Robinson hits his 500th HR.
1971 Police storm the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York, ending a four-day siege that killed 43 people
1971 The World Hockey Association is founded
1971 Lin Piao, Chinese party leader, dies in air crash at 63 [or Sept 13].
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