Date: May 26, 1908
Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it. Date: July 25, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This…
The General Motors Corporation is founded. Date: September 16, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Ajinomoto Founded; Kikunae Ikeda Discovers MSG, July 25, 1908New York City Sullivan Ordinance Bans Women Smoking in Public, Vetoed…
The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between about 80,000. Date: December 28, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 28 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Hauser Dam Fails on Missouri…
Wilbur Wright makes the Wright Brothers' first public flight, at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. Date: August 8, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908New York City Sullivan Ordinance Bans Women Smoking in…
The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people. Date: January 13, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Portuguese Republican Party Coup Attempt Fails Against João Franco Dictatorship, January 28, 1908First Boy…
The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina. Date: October 6, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Wilbur Wright First Public Flight at Le Mans, France, August 8, 1908Territorial Force Formed…