Theodore Roosevelt Proclaims Devils Tower as First National Monument, September 24, 1906
Date: September 24, 1906
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Date: September 24, 1906
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The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.) Date: August 13, 1906 Read…
Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy. Date: August 5, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1906 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Finland Ratifies Equal Suffrage, Women Win…
The Amsden Building collapse in Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S., claimed 12 lives. Date: July 23, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 23 π Events on this day in 1906 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1906San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Destroy City, Kill 3,000+ – April 18, 1906Theodore Roosevelt…
In Finland, a new electoral law is ratified, guaranteeing the country the first and equal right to vote in the world. Finnish women are the first in Europe to receive the right to vote. Date: July 20, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 20 π Events on this day in…
The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time. Date: April 27, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 27 π Events on this day in 1906 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Attempted Assassination of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie, May 31, 1906Massillon…
Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. Date: July 11, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 11 π Events on this day in 1906 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Russian Constitution Adopted, May 6, 1906Γdouard de…