March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
June 10 » Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
July 7 » US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
Day of marriage June 2, 1920
The temperature on June 2, 1920 was between 10.4 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 7 » The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen.
January 16 » The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France.
August 20 » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
November 2 » In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.
November 7 » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
December 22 » The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.
Day of death January 1, 1971
The temperature on January 1, 1971 was between -10.5 °C and -1.7 °C and averaged -6.0 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 21 » The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna.
March 18 » Peru: a landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.
June 13 » Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
September 8 » In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
September 9 » The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison.
December 14 » Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.)
Day of burial January 7, 1971
The temperature on January 7, 1971 was between -4.4 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
May 19 » Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.
May 20 » In the Chuknagar massacre, Pakistani forces massacre thousands, mostly Bengali Hindus.
October 1 » The first practical CT scanner is used to diagnose a patient.
November 27 » The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars.
December 7 » Pakistan President Yahya Khan announces the formation of a coalition government with Nurul Amin as Prime Minister and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Deputy Prime Minister.
December 14 » Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.)
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