The temperature on December 18, 1909 was between 0.5 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 10.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
January 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
April 11 » The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
Day of marriage January 4, 1936
The temperature on January 4, 1936 was between 2.6 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 8 » Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
March 16 » Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
October 5 » The Jarrow March sets off for London.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
November 25 » In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.
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