April 2 » The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
April 5 » Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B.
June 9 » Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.
June 17 » Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
November 7 » The People's Party is founded in Cuba.
Day of marriage May 7, 1925
The temperature on May 7, 1925 was between 4.6 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
February 2 » Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
March 21 » The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.
April 4 » The Schutzstaffel (SS) is founded under Adolf Hitler's Nazi party in Germany.
April 18 » The International Amateur Radio Union is formed in Paris.
April 30 » Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146million plus $50million for charity.
July 10 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
Day of death November 7, 1991
The temperature on November 7, 1991 was between 7.8 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 15.9 mm of rain during 9.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 7 » Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in.
June 17 » Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
September 1 » Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
September 28 » The Strategic Air Command stands down from alert all ICBMs scheduled for deactivation under START I, as well as its strategic bomber force.
October 18 » The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
October 30 » The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Madrid Conference commences in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine.
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