The temperature on November 24, 1909 was between 0.2 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 4 » U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State.
May 31 » The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
July 25 » Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes.
August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
October 16 » William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination.
Day of death December 19, 1956
The temperature on December 19, 1956 was between 2.7 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 3 » A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.
March 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
May 24 » The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
November 1 » The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued.
November 2 » Hungarian Revolution: Imre Nagy requests UN aid for Hungary. Nikita Khrushchev meets with leaders of other Communist countries to seek their advice on the situation in Hungary, selecting János Kádár as the country's next leader on the advice of Josip Broz Tito.
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