U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 100 / Ancestry.com
The temperature on August 19, 1928 was between 6.0 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
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.
September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
November 1 » The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replaces the Arabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet.
November 12 » SSVestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned.
Day of marriage June 14, 1947
The temperature on June 14, 1947 was between 6.9 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 22 » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
July 19 » Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
September 9 » First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
Day of death March 14, 2011
The temperature on March 14, 2011 was between 8.3 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (14%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 1 » Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country.
January 9 » Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Urmia in the northwest of the country, killing 77 people.
January 21 » Anti government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Five people lose their lives from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office. To date, no one has been held accountable for the deaths.
February 22 » New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.
April 24 » WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak.
July 13 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
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