February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of marriage May 12, 1938
The temperature on May 12, 1938 was between 0.4 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 25 » U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.
Day of death November 26, 1974
The temperature on November 26, 1974 was between 4.9 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (30%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 7 » Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
March 5 » Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal.
April 27 » Ten thousand march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon.
July 20 » Turkish invasion of Cyprus: Forces from Turkey invade Cyprus after a coup d'état, organised by the dictator of Greece, against president Makarios.
August 5 » Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
September 11 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
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