The temperature on February 28, 1911 was between 5.5 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded.
March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
July 7 » The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.
July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
December 14 » Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.
Day of death February 1, 2001
The temperature on February 1, 2001 was between -1.6 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (15%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 26 » The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured.
May 21 » French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
July 17 » Concorde is brought back into service nearly a year after the July 2000 crash.
September 2 » The adult-oriented television block Adult Swim debuts on Cartoon Network.
September 11 » The September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated suicide attacks killing 2,977 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
September 12 » Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
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