February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
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.
March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
Day of marriage May 21, 1924
The temperature on May 21, 1924 was between 12.7 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
January 22 » Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
February 8 » Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
August 28 » The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
October 27 » The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.
Day of death May 26, 1969
The temperature on May 26, 1969 was between 7.6 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 2 » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
March 3 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
April 5 » Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
May 2 » The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
September 5 » My Lai Massacre: U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai.
November 20 » Occupation of Alcatraz: Native American activists seize control of Alcatraz Island until being ousted by the U.S. Government on June 11, 1971.
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