Date: July 16, 1909
The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association. Date: December 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
In Portugal, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Lisbon, killing at least 60 people and injuring 75. Date: April 23, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Portugal Earthquake Near Lisbon Kills 60, Injures 75…
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 1909Anglo-Siamese Treaty…
Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California. Date: August 7, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This…
Muslims in the Ottoman Empire begin a massacre of Armenians in Adana. Date: April 14, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Ernest Shackleton Expedition Finds Magnetic South Pole, January 16, 1909Serbia Withdraws Opposition in…
The city of Tel Aviv is founded. Date: April 11, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Great White Fleet Battleships Return to U.S. February 22, 190931 March Incident Overthrows Sultan Abdul Hamid II -…