January 2 » American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
January 16 » The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
February 23 » Second Boer War: During the Battle of the Tugela Heights, the first British attempt to take Hart's Hill fails.
March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
June 14 » The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
Day of marriage June 23, 1925
The temperature on June 23, 1925 was between 6.7 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
January 3 » Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
May 25 » Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
July 10 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
August 5 » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
December 11 » Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.
Day of death September 1, 1967
The temperature on September 1, 1967 was between 14.3 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 16.9 mm of rain during 9.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 6 » Cold War: Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States.
April 29 » After refusing induction into the United States Army the previous day, Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.
June 2 » Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States.
July 1 » Merger Treaty: The European Community is formally created out of a merger with the Common Market, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Commission.
July 6 » Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war.
October 9 » A day after his capture, Ernesto "Che" Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.
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