The temperature on November 6, 1910 was between -1.3 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325ft (99m).
October 1 » A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
October 11 » Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
November 23 » Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.
December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
Day of marriage November 24, 1947
The temperature on November 24, 1947 was between 5.3 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
April 9 » The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
June 10 » Saab produces its first automobile.
July 19 » Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
August 7 » The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
Day of death April 14, 1971
The temperature on April 14, 1971 was between 4.8 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 5 » Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
April 10 » Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
May 1 » Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service.
September 29 » Oman joins the Arab League.
October 29 » In Macon, Georgia, guitarist Duane Allman is killed in a motorcycle accident.
November 12 » Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
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