In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
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October 11 » San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
December 4 » Alpha Phi Alpha the first black intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
Weather April 30, 1906
The temperature on April 30, 1906 was between -1.3 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.
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