Page 6: Historical Events In September - 24
Friday, 10 April 2026
1948 Warren William, actor (Fear, Wolf Man, Madame X), dies at 53 

1949 Pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88 

1950 "Operation Magic Carpet"-All Jews from Yemen move to Israel 

1951 Industrial estate at Harlow New Town UK opens. 

1951 Georges Rency, Belgian poet/literature, dies at 75 

1952 Underwater volcano explodes under research vessel Kaiyo-maru-5 

1952 Dutch minister Dark sentences war criminal W Lages to death. 

1953 "Take a Giant Step," opens on Broadway 

1953 Berthold Viertel, writer, dies at 68 

1954 Tonight Show premiers on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later). 

1954 Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later) 

1955 Pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver 

1955 "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances 

1956 1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland). 

1957 Eisenhower orders US troops to desegregate Little Rock schools. 

1957 Bkln Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0. 

1958 The inaugural welded aluminum girder highway bridge completed, Urbandale, Ia. 

1960 Internationl Development Assn (UN agency) comes into existence 

1960 Launch of the USS Enterprise, the worlds inaugural nuclear powered aircraft carrier. 

1960 The inaugural nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, launches (USS Enterprise). 

1960 The world's inaugural nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Enterprise, is launched 

1960 Matyas Seiber, composer, dies at 55. 

1961 Sumner Welles, US diplomat (Good Neighbor Policy), dies at 68. 

1962 US Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to U of Miss. 

1963 Senate ratifies treaty with Britain and USSR limit nuclear testing 

1964 "The Munsters" premiers. 

1964 Ringo forms Brikley Building Company Ltd 

1964 The Munsters, starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Al Lewis, makes its TV premiere 

1967 Orville Caldwell, Deputy Major (LA-1940), dies at 71 

1968 "60 Minutes" premiers. 

1968 Swaziland joins the United Nations 

1968 Harry Robert Wilson, composer, dies at 67. 

1969 Trial of "Chicago 8" (protesters at Dem Natl Conv) begins 

1970 The inaugural Automated return of lunar sample by Luna 16. 

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