February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
Day of marriage September 12, 1928
The temperature on September 12, 1928 was between 7.2 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.
Day of death November 12, 1960
The temperature on November 12, 1960 was between 6.9 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (47%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 6 » The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.
January 21 » Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people.
April 27 » Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship.
August 15 » Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.
August 16 » Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.
November 3 » The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.
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