The temperature on February 14, 1876 was about 1.3 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
March 10 » The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
Day of marriage August 25, 1896
The temperature on August 25, 1896 was about 14.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
Day of death August 26, 1966
The temperature on August 26, 1966 was between 9.3 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 13 » Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
May 16 » The Communist Party of China issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
August 29 » The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
October 1 » West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with no survivors in Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9.
November 13 » In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
December 8 » The Greek ship SSHeraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.
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