Black Saturday Stadium Collapse Kills 12 in Philadelphia, August 8, 1903

Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death. Date: January 4, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Italian American food cart vendor Italo Marchiony receives a U.S. patent for inventing a machine that makes ice cream cones. Date: December 15, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1903Anton Bruckner’s 9th Symphony Premieres…

Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death. Date: January 4, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria. Date: February 11, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1903Cuba Leases Guantánamo Bay to United States in Perpetuity, February 23, 1903Atlético Madrid Founded…

Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia. Date: January 9, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1903Boston Red Sox Win First Modern World Series…

Start of first Tour de France bicycle race. Date: July 1, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1903Kishinev Pogrom Begins, Jewish Exodus Starts April 19, 1903Boston Red Sox Win First Modern World Series October…