Date: January 21, 1908
The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality. Date: September 17, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Rhoads Opera House…
Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru. Date: June 18, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Charles Joseph Bonaparte Orders Office of Chief Examiner Staffed, July…
Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it. Date: July 25, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This…
Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia. Date: May 10, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908First Major Middle East Oil Strike at Masjed Soleyman…
The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina. Date: October 6, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908New South Wales Rugby League Opening Day Competition April 20, 1908General Motors Corporation Founded…
The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans. Date: July 23, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908William Howard Taft Elected 27th U.S. President, November 3, 1908Wright Flyer Crash Kills First Airplane Fatality, September 17,…