The temperature on May 25, 1909 was between 8.6 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 17.8 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
January 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
Day of death November 23, 1968
The temperature on November 23, 1968 was between 2.5 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 8.7 mm of rain during 6.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 22 » Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
March 2 » Baggeridge Colliery closes marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country.
April 23 » Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
May 26 » H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight
December 24 » Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures.
December 31 » The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world.
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