In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
April 15 » The General Electric Company is formed.
June 30 » The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
September 8 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.
October 13 » Edward Emerson Barnard discovers first comet discovered by photographic means.
December 17 » First issue of Vogue is published.
Day of marriage November 19, 1913
The temperature on November 19, 1913 was between 4.1 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 21 » Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.
August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
December 23 » The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.
Day of death January 17, 1960
The temperature on January 17, 1960 was between -7.9 °C and 0.9 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 9 » The Food and Drug Administration announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.
July 20 » The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USSGeorge Washington, for the first time.
August 1 » Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
September 24 » USSEnterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
December 3 » The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration.
December 14 » Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted.
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