February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
March 18 » AFC Ajax Amsterdam, The Netherlands's biggest and most successful football club, was founded.
April 2 » The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
June 17 » Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
Day of marriage August 24, 1928
The temperature on August 24, 1928 was between 13.7 °C and 25.4 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
November 1 » The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replaces the Arabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet.
December 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
Day of death April 7, 1965
The temperature on April 7, 1965 was between 4.5 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 8 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean and explodes, killing everyone aboard.
March 8 » Thirty-five hundred United States Marines are the first American land combat forces committed during the Vietnam War.
March 18 » Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space.
August 4 » The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
September 7 » Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlite, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula.
December 21 » International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is adopted.
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