January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
February 2 » Funeral of Queen Victoria.
March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
March 2 » United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
November 18 » Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.
Day of marriage August 18, 1927
The temperature on August 18, 1927 was between 9.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 10 » Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
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.
January 27 » Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd.
May 1 » The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
July 23 » The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
December 3 » Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
Day of death January 10, 1979
The temperature on January 10, 1979 was between -1.7 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 6.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
January 1 » Normal diplomatic relations are established between the People's Republic of China and the United States.
March 16 » Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war.
March 28 » A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
July 21 » Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
September 29 » The dictator Francisco Macias of Equatorial Guinea is shot by soldiers from Western Sahara.
October 17 » The Department of Education Organization Act creates the US Department of Education.
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