1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: Whitefield, Marshall, Illinois; Roll: M653_210; Page: 141; Image: 140; Family History Library Film: 803210 / Ancestry.com
1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: 2497; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0086; Image: 128.0; FHL microfilm: 2342231 / Ancestry.com
1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Seattle Ward 3, King, Washington; Roll: T624_1659; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375672 / Ancestry.com
1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sparland, Marshall, Illinois; Roll: M593_254; Page: 466B; Image: 398; Family History Library Film: 545753 / Ancestry.com
The temperature on May 12, 1940 was between 3.0 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
May 14 » World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.
June 22 » World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918.
June 25 » World War II: The French armistice with Germany comes into effect.
July 2 » Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta.
September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.
November 11 » World War II: In the Battle of Taranto, the Royal Navy launches the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history.
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