January 1 » New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
Day of marriage May 28, 1927
The temperature on May 28, 1927 was between 2.3 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 23 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
April 19 » Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
May 9 » Old Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
May 21 » Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
July 4 » First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
August 23 » Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.
Day of death October 13, 1978
The temperature on October 13, 1978 was between 6.3 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (85%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 31 » The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) goes on public display after being returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II.
March 23 » The first UNIFIL troops arrived in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line.
May 1 » Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone.
May 4 » The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.
June 15 » King Hussein of Jordan marries American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.
August 19 » In Iran, Cinema Rex fire caused more than 400 deaths.
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