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.
June 17 » The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
December 3 » In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".
Day of marriage June 28, 1928
The temperature on June 28, 1928 was between 10.1 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
December 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
Day of death July 12, 1996
The temperature on July 12, 1996 was between 12.2 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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February 1 » The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
February 9 » Copernicium is discovered, by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al.
February 24 » Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.
March 18 » A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people.
July 25 » In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.
September 27 » Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N. oil spill in Portland, Maine.
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