January 4 » Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
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.
July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
Day of marriage January 21, 1925
The average temperature on January 21, 1925 was 2.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
January 3 » Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
March 18 » The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
March 21 » The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.
May 14 » Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.
November 28 » The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance.
Day of death February 22, 1985
The temperature on February 22, 1985 was between 0.7 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 4 » The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for HIV infection, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States.
April 21 » The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege.
May 5 » Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he makes a speech.
May 13 » Police bombed MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
October 10 » US Navy aircraft intercept an Egyptian airliner carrying the perpetrators of the Achille Lauro hijacking, and force it to land in Italy.
December 27 » Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria.
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