February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
Day of marriage September 25, 1924
The temperature on September 25, 1924 was between 4.3 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
March 8 » A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
April 8 » Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
October 25 » The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail; the Labour party would later blame this letter for the Conservatives' landslide election win four days later.
November 4 » Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States.
December 20 » Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.
Day of death January 7, 1950
The temperature on January 7, 1950 was between 6.5 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
February 9 » Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
June 29 » Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.
July 24 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
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