Date: January 23, 1909
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 1909Abdul Hamid II Overthrown, Mehmed V Succeeds Ottoman Throne April 27, 1909National Negro Committee First Convenes,…
The city of Tel Aviv is founded. Date: April 11, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Tel Aviv Founded April 11, 1909RMS Republic Uses CQD Distress Signal After Collision, January 23, 1909Aeneas Mackintosh Escapes…
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…
Foundation of Coritiba Foot Ball Club. Date: October 12, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Paris Film Congress Opens, European Producers Challenge MPPC Cartel, February 2, 1909Peary and Henson Reach North Pole, Claim Disputed…
Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability. Date: April 6, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time. Date: May 31, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Workers Begin Pouring Concrete…