In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
May 28 » In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
July 26 » Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
August 4 » The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. She was tried and acquitted for the crimes a year later.
October 12 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.
Day of marriage March 14, 1917
The average temperature on March 14, 1917 was 4.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
March 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
Day of death April 11, 1966
The temperature on April 11, 1966 was between 4.0 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (37%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
June 13 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
August 10 » The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.
August 16 » Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.
October 5 » A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown.
November 2 » The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
November 30 » Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
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