1909 First federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium)

1909 The first forestry school is incorporated at Kent OH

1913 10 Day Tragedy of Mexico-City; 3,000 die

1916 Britain's military service act enforced (conscription)

1918 Army chaplain school organized at Fort Monroe VA

1920 International treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard

1922 Italian government of Bonomi falls

1922 Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii

1923 Soviet Aeroflot airlines established

1924 Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR

1925 German Minister Stresemann proposes security treaty with France

1925 Haifa Technion (Israel), opens

1926 Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta GA schools

1929 USSR, Estonia, Latvia, Poland &Romania sign Litvinov Pact

1932 America enter Olympics 2-man bobsled competition for first time

1932 US airship Columbia crashes during storm (Flushing NY)

1933 -63ºF (-53ºC), Moran WY (state record)

1934 -14.3ºF (-25.8ºC), coldest day in New York City NY

1934 -51ºF (-46ºC), Vanderbilt MI (state record)

1934 Balkan Entente alliance forms (Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey &Romania)

1935 US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson

1935 US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee

1939 Belgian Spaak government falls

1940 Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1941 British troops conquer El Agheila

1941 Nazi collaborators destroy pro-Jewish café Alcazar Amsterdam (Alcazar refused to hang "No Entry for Jews" signs in front of cafe)

1942 Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in US

1942 Japanese troops land near Makassar, South Celebes

1943 FDR orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry

1943 German riots at "plutocratenzoontjes," 1,200 in Vught Camp

1943 Nazis arrest Dutch sons of rich parents

1943 The southwest Pacific island of Guadalcanal is liberated by American forces, as the U.S. defeats Japan in this epic WWII battle.

1944 U-734/U-238 sunk off Ireland

1945 Germany destroys Ruhrdammen

1946 Dutch Labor Party (Dutch Social Democratic Party) forms

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