February 23 » Second Boer War: During the Battle of the Tugela Heights, the first British attempt to take Hart's Hill fails.
February 27 » The British Labour Party is founded.
April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
Day of marriage October 31, 1957
The temperature on October 31, 1957 was between 11.4 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain during 4.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
January 9 » British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
April 11 » United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
June 9 » First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
September 4 » American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.
October 1 » First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.
Day of death June 24, 1995
The temperature on June 24, 1995 was between 11.0 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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January 6 » A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
January 19 » After being struck by lightning the crew of Bristow Flight 56C are forced to ditch. All 18 aboard are later rescued.
October 3 » The O. J. Simpson murder case ended with a verdict of not guilty.
November 22 » Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
November 30 » Official end of Operation Desert Storm.
December 3 » Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701 crashes on approach to Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing 71 of the 76 people on board.
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