The temperature on May 17, 1861 was about 10.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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).
January 19 » American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.
June 8 » American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.
June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
August 5 » American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872).
August 5 » The United States Army abolishes flogging.
September 3 » American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
Day of death October 20, 1935
The temperature on October 20, 1935 was between 1.7 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 9.3 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
May 6 » New Deal: Under the authority of the newly-enacted Federal Emergency Relief Administration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Executive Order 7034 to create the Works Progress Administration.
July 24 » The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (43°C) in Chicago and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee.
July 28 » First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
November 3 » George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite.
December 12 » Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
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