The temperature on August 20, 1911 was between 8.9 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 14 » Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
February 18 » The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2mi) away.
May 15 » More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.
May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
November 11 » Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.
November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.
Day of marriage March 16, 1935
The temperature on March 16, 1935 was between 0.7 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 13 » A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany.
February 28 » DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.
May 27 » New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).
July 1 » Regina, Saskatchewan police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police ambush strikers participating in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
November 22 » The China Clipper inaugurates the first commercial transpacific air service, connecting Alameda, California with Manila.
December 27 » Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.
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