Coritiba Foot Ball Club Founded October 12, 1909

U.S. President William Howard Taft uses what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State. Date: March 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day…

Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome. Date: April 18, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909US Warships Sent to Nicaragua After Revolutionary Executions, November 18, 1909Anglo-Siamese Treaty: Thailand Cedes Malay States to Britain,…

Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott. Date: August 30, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Montreal Canadiens Founded as NHA Charter Member, December 4, 1909Indianapolis Motor Speedway Opens; First Day Fatality,…

Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: December 10, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Taft Uses Saxbe Fix to Appoint Philander C. Knox, March 4,…

Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal. Date: August 24, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909National Negro Committee First Convenes, Forerunner to NAACP, May 31, 1909Shackleton Reaches Farthest South, Plants British Flag,…