March 24 » Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
May 23 » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
December 18 » The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2ft 6 in or 762mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.
Day of marriage August 18, 1926
The temperature on August 18, 1926 was between 14.2 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
Day of death July 10, 1962
The temperature on July 10, 1962 was between 10.7 °C and 25.9 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
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