January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
Day of marriage June 4, 1931
The temperature on June 4, 1931 was between 9.1 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
March 25 » The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
April 14 » The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic.
May 1 » The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
Day of death October 10, 1970
The temperature on October 10, 1970 was between 7.5 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
March 28 » An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring 1,260.
April 13 » An oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.
April 26 » The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force.
August 26 » A new feminist movement leads a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.
November 14 » Soviet Union enters ICAO, making Russian the fourth official language of organization.
December 23 » The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state.
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