The temperature on December 20, 1864 was about 1.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
May 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County.
May 7 » The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia.
May 21 » The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece.
June 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.
August 18 » American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern: Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
October 19 » American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
Day of death July 23, 1947
The temperature on July 23, 1947 was between 17.1 °C and 32.5 °C and averaged 24.6 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
January 6 » Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
April 9 » The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.
June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
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