April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
Day of marriage November 7, 1917
The temperature on November 7, 1917 was between 3.0 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.
Day of death October 20, 1969
The temperature on October 20, 1969 was between 4.2 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in protest against the Soviets' crushing of the Prague Spring the year before.
April 4 » Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
May 26 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
September 1 » A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power.
November 20 » Vietnam War: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam.
December 17 » Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs.
Day of burial October 23, 1969
The temperature on October 23, 1969 was between 10.8 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (23%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 5 » Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
May 18 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched.
August 12 » Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.
August 15 » The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in upstate New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era.
November 12 » Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre.
December 1 » Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
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