The temperature on February 2, 1917 was between -15.2 °C and -1.0 °C and averaged -7.6 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
Day of death April 1, 1968
The temperature on April 1, 1968 was between 6.0 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 13 » Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison.
January 24 » Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa.
July 1 » Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO in the United States.
October 16 » Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute.
October 22 » Apollo program: Apollo 7 safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times.
November 26 » Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor.
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