January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
Day of marriage May 10, 1952
The temperature on May 10, 1952 was between 3.9 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 26 » Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
April 28 » The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of the Allies of World War II.
August 12 » The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.
September 12 » Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
October 3 » The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.
November 25 » Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends with Chinese victory, American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle".
Day of death May 14, 1964
The temperature on May 14, 1964 was between 6.5 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 17 » In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population.
March 27 » The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.
June 2 » The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed.
July 27 » Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
September 21 » The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's fastest bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
October 29 » The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed the United Republic of Tanzania.
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