Adana Massacre of Armenians Begins in Ottoman Empire, April 14, 1909

Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society. Date: March 23, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909U.S. Troops…

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…

Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. Date: June 2, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909NAACP Founded in U.S. Civil Rights History, February 12, 1909Anglo-Siamese Treaty Transfers Malay States…

Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott. Date: August 30, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909New Zealand’s Worst Maritime Disaster: SS Penguin Sinks and Explodes, February 12, 1909Adana Massacre of Armenians…

Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time. Date: January 9, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅…