February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
June 10 » Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
July 7 » US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
August 12 » The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
Day of marriage May 6, 1936
The temperature on May 6, 1936 was between 10.6 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
July 17 » Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
July 26 » Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
November 3 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.
November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
Day of death February 20, 1979
The temperature on February 20, 1979 was between -2.4 °C and -0.6 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
February 13 » An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a ⁄2-mile-long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.
June 18 » SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
September 13 » South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
September 22 » A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
October 6 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
December 16 » Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.
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