April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
December 18 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245mph (63.159km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.
Day of marriage January 8, 1918
The temperature on January 8, 1918 was between -4.5 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 8 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.
March 21 » World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
June 1 » World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
July 4 » Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
December 4 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
Day of death November 20, 1927
The temperature on November 20, 1927 was between -0.1 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
April 19 » Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
May 8 » Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane.
July 15 » Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by the Austrian police in Vienna.
September 7 » The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth.
December 2 » Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
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