The temperature on April 21, 1938 was between -2.5 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
March 27 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
April 30 » The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit, an early version of Bugs Bunny.
May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
June 7 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed.
October 31 » Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
Day of death June 24, 1964
The temperature on June 24, 1964 was between 4.2 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 13.0 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.
January 23 » The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
February 27 » The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
June 21 » Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
August 1 » The former Belgian Congo is renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
December 24 » Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, killing three.
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