The temperature on April 25, 1906 was between -3.5 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
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.
April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
July 11 » Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy.
August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
November 24 » A 13–6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football.
Day of marriage January 29, 1949
The temperature on January 29, 1949 was between -3.2 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 20 » Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
January 31 » These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.
March 10 » Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.
April 23 » Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
May 9 » Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco.
July 1 » The merger of two princely states of India, Cochin and Travancore, into the state of Thiru-Kochi (later re-organized as Kerala) in the Indian Union ends more than 1,000 years of princely rule by the Cochin royal family.
Day of death June 26, 1957
The temperature on June 26, 1957 was between 4.9 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 6 » Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
June 9 » First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
August 5 » American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
September 4 » The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
October 10 » The Windscale fire results in Britain's worst nuclear accident.
November 14 » The "Apalachin Meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee.
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