Taft and Díaz First U.S.-Mexico Summit, Assassination Attempt October 16, 1909

Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V. Date: April 27, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Publication of Futurist Manifesto in Le Figaro February…

The 31 March Incident leads to the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Date: April 13, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Abdul Hamid II Overthrown, Mehmed V Succeeds Ottoman Throne, April 27, 1909Portugal…

United States troops leave Cuba, with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, after being there since the Spanish–American War. Date: January 28, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Flores Theater Fire Kills 250…

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…

The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity. Date: June 26, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Burgess Shale Fossils Discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott, August 30, 1909Coritiba Foot Ball…