The temperature on December 25, 1861 was about -2.4 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
February 10 » Jefferson Davis is notified by telegraph that he has been chosen as provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
March 17 » The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
July 16 » American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.
August 6 » Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
August 19 » First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
October 25 » The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
Day of marriage August 25, 1892
The temperature on August 25, 1892 was about 18.8 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
February 29 » St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
May 28 » In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
June 6 » The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
June 30 » The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
September 28 » The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
October 12 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
Day of death December 11, 1934
The temperature on December 11, 1934 was between 2.8 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
June 15 » The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
June 19 » The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
June 30 » The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
July 20 » West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks.
September 21 » A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing more than three thousand people.
November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
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