The temperature on September 4, 1910 was between 9.9 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
February 8 » The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
May 11 » An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
June 25 » The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of women or girls for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.
October 5 » In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.
October 11 » Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
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