The temperature on February 6, 1889 was about 2.5 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
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 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
Day of death August 31, 1935
The temperature on August 31, 1935 was between 12.3 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 23 » Signing of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
May 24 » The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field.
June 10 » Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson.
September 15 » The Nuremberg Laws deprive German Jews of citizenship.
September 17 » The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
December 9 » Student protests in Beiping (now Beijing)'s Tiananmen Square, dispersed by government.
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