From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
October 2 » A plebiscite held in Rome, supports annexation of city of Rome by the Kingdom of Italy.
October 27 » Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers.
Day of marriage June 21, 1902
The temperature on June 21, 1902 was between 10.8 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (33%). Source: KNMI
January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
November 21 » The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game.
Day of death August 6, 1954
The temperature on August 6, 1954 was between 14.3 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 19.5 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
April 7 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference.
June 9 » Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
July 4 » Rationing ends in the United Kingdom.
August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
October 27 » Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.
December 2 » Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
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