The temperature on June 29, 1927 was between 7.2 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
February 23 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
April 23 » Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
June 29 » The Bird of Paradise, a U.S. Army Air Corps Fokker tri-motor, completes the first transpacific flight, from the mainland United States to Hawaii.
August 23 » Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.
November 12 » Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union.
Day of death April 13, 2001
The temperature on April 13, 2001 was between -1.5 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
May 21 » French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
May 29 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
June 11 » Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
September 18 » First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
November 13 » War on Terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
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