February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
Day of marriage June 4, 1935
The temperature on June 4, 1935 was between 6.9 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 11.3 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 13 » A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany.
March 23 » Signing of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
April 8 » The Works Progress Administration is formed when the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 becomes law.
September 17 » The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
November 3 » George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite.
December 17 » First flight of the Douglas DC-3.
Day of death January 12, 1973
The temperature on January 12, 1973 was between -1.4 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 1 » Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom are admitted into the European Economic Community.
April 1 » Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
April 6 » The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
April 19 » The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
July 10 » The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
November 27 » Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States Senate votes 92–3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On December 6, the House will confirm him 387–35).
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