February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
Day of marriage March 15, 1950
The temperature on March 15, 1950 was between 2.1 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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).
May 29 » The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
September 15 » Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon.
October 19 » Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.
Day of death August 17, 1969
The temperature on August 17, 1969 was between 13.5 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 14.3 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 14 » USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USSEnterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.
February 4 » Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
August 13 » The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
October 9 » In Chicago, the National Guard is called in as demonstrations continue over the trial of the "Chicago Eight".
November 3 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon addresses the nation on television and radio, asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies.
December 17 » Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs.
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