January 13 » Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
August 24 » Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
Day of marriage November 24, 1927
The temperature on November 24, 1927 was between -1.0 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 7 » The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York City to London.
January 9 » A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children.
May 1 » The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
May 4 » The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated.
August 23 » Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.
September 18 » The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
Day of death April 12, 1952
The temperature on April 12, 1952 was between 9.7 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
March 20 » The US Senate ratifies the Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan.
March 21 » Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.
April 28 » The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
May 2 » A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
July 26 » King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
September 15 » The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.
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