In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 6 » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
May 1 » The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
June 20 » Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.
June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
Day of death January 2, 1957
The average temperature on January 2, 1957 was 1.5 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 5 » In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
April 10 » The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
May 15 » At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple.
July 6 » Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
August 31 » The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
September 4 » The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
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