The temperature on October 25, 1895 was about 3.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
April 8 » In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.
April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
May 25 » The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president.
June 20 » The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened.
September 3 » John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
December 28 » Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.
Day of marriage June 24, 1926
The temperature on June 24, 1926 was between 3.0 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
May 28 » The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
September 25 » The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.
October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
Day of death May 17, 1960
The temperature on May 17, 1960 was between 9.0 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 30 » The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.
May 13 » Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
May 24 » Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt.
June 20 » The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal).
July 12 » Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
August 20 » Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
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