March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
Day of marriage June 23, 1922
The temperature on June 23, 1922 was between 11.3 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
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.
July 1 » The Great Railroad Strike of 1922 begins in the United States.
July 15 » Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan.
September 30 » The University of Alabama opens the American football season with a 110–0 victory over the Marion Military Institute, which still stands as Alabama's record for largest margin of victory and as their only 100 point game.
November 4 » In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
November 14 » The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.
November 21 » Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator.
Day of death December 3, 1971
The temperature on December 3, 1971 was between -0.6 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
May 26 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
June 7 » The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
September 13 » State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives.
September 29 » Oman joins the Arab League.
December 5 » Battle of Gazipur: Pakistani forces stand defeated as India cedes Gazipur to Bangladesh.
December 20 » The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders is founded by Bernard Kouchner and a group of journalists in Paris, France.
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