The temperature on March 25, 1937 was between 0.7 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.
April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
July 6 » Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.
July 7 » The Marco Polo Bridge Incident provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War.
September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
Day of death December 18, 1957
The temperature on December 18, 1957 was between -1.7 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 0.2 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 29 » The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety.
June 21 » Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister.
September 4 » American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.
October 1 » First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.
October 4 » Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
November 7 » Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
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