January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
Day of marriage July 27, 1921
The temperature on July 27, 1921 was between 12.7 °C and 27.1 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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.
May 8 » The creation of the Communist Party of Romania.
July 11 » Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
October 5 » The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
October 8 » KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
October 19 » The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.
October 21 » President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. President against lynching in the deep South.
Day of death September 6, 1964
The temperature on September 6, 1964 was between 13.9 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 32.1 mm of rain during 9.4 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Martyrs' Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag in the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U.S. military and Panamanian civilians.
January 23 » The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
February 27 » The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
July 2 » Civil rights movement: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places.
October 27 » Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing".
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