The temperature on August 17, 1906 was between 10.0 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
Day of marriage May 21, 1927
The temperature on May 21, 1927 was between 8.8 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 7 » The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York City to London.
March 11 » In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
September 5 » The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles, produced by Walt Disney, is released by Universal Pictures.
September 7 » The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth.
October 6 » Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.
December 8 » The Brookings Institution, one of the United States' oldest think tanks, is founded through the merger of three organizations that had been created by philanthropist Robert S. Brookings.
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