The temperature on March 17, 1911 was between -0.4 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 21 » The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
January 30 » The destroyer USSTerry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba.
May 15 » In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.
August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Day of death March 4, 1969
The temperature on March 4, 1969 was between -2.3 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Brazilian Army captain Carlos Lamarca deserts in order to fight against the military dictatorship, taking with him ten machine guns and 63 rifles.
February 4 » Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
March 16 » A Viasa McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela, killing 155.
June 23 » IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry.
October 8 » The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
November 12 » Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre.
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