U.S. Congress Passes Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act, April 9, 1909
Date: April 9, 1909
Date: April 9, 1909
Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability. Date: April 6, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro. Date: February 20, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Peary and Henson Reach North Pole, Claim Disputed April 6, 1909Paris Film Congress Opens,…
Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the Bosnian Crisis. Date: March 31, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Theodore Roosevelt Leaves New York for Africa Safari, March 23, 1909General Motors Acquires…
The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world. Date: February 22, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909London Science Museum…
Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. Date: January 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Anglo-Siamese Treaty: Thailand Cedes Malay States to Britain, March 10,…
U.S. President William Howard Taft uses what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State. Date: March 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day…