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Events on Tuesday 24 February 1942 2
1942 – 2024Joseph Lieberman (1942-2024)Died 27 March 2024, aged 82American senator who in 2000 was the first Jewish candidate on a major party presidential ticket.
1942Sinking of the StrumaRefugee ship torpedoed in the Black SeaThe Struma, an overcrowded ship carrying Jewish refugees from Romania, was towed out of Istanbul after being held there for weeks. A Soviet submarine torpedoed it the next day, and nearly 800 people died. There was a single survivor.