United States Begins Panama Canal Construction, May 4, 1904

The Great Baltimore Fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. Date: February 7, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904James Joyce Begins Relationship with Nora Barnacle, Bloomsday June…

Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable. Date: December 6, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Comparative fuel trials begin between warships HMS Spiteful and HMS Peterel: Spiteful was the first warship powered solely by fuel oil, and the trials led to the obsolescence of coal in ships of the Royal Navy. Date: December 7, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in…

The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal. Date: May 4, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904Theodore Roosevelt Announces Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine, December 6, 1904Cy Young Throws First Modern Perfect…

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. Date: May 21, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904French Third Republic and UK Sign Entente Cordiale April 8, 1904Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry…