The temperature on January 16, 1910 was between 7.6 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
January 15 » Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325ft (99m).
February 8 » The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
October 6 » Eleftherios Venizelos is elected prime minister of Greece for the first of seven times.
December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
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