The temperature on March 20, 1890 was about 3.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
January 22 » The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
March 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
April 14 » The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
July 10 » Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
October 1 » Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
Day of marriage January 15, 1913
The temperature on January 15, 1913 was between -2.1 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
April 24 » The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
June 24 » Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.
October 9 » The steamship SSVolturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic.
November 5 » King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.
December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
Day of death March 11, 1969
The temperature on March 11, 1969 was between -0.8 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain during 7.7 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (10%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
March 3 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
March 17 » Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
April 7 » The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1.
September 1 » A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power.
November 15 » Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic "March Against Death".
November 17 » Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides.
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