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.
April 25 » New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
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.
October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
Day of marriage February 12, 1927
The temperature on February 12, 1927 was between -4.5 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
March 29 » Sunbeam 1000hp breaks the land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida.
April 30 » Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
July 23 » The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
September 7 » The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth.
Day of death November 13, 1964
The temperature on November 13, 1964 was between 4.0 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 11.6 mm of rain during 8.5 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 12 » Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
March 6 » Constantine II becomes King of Greece.
May 5 » The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day.
June 5 » DSV Alvin is commissioned.
October 29 » A collection of irreplaceable gems, including the 565 carat (113 g) Star of India, is stolen by a group of thieves (among them is "Murph the surf") from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
December 11 » Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
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