The temperature on August 29, 1911 was between 14.5 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 30 » The destroyer USSTerry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba.
May 15 » More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.
August 1 » Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
December 14 » Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.
Day of death February 25, 1969
The temperature on February 25, 1969 was between -0.5 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk.
April 5 » Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
July 16 » Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
August 14 » The Troubles: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland as political and sectarian violence breaks out, marking the start of the 37-year Operation Banner.
September 14 » The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery date.
November 3 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon addresses the nation on television and radio, asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies.
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