Abdul Hamid II Overthrown, Mehmed V Succeeds Ottoman Throne April 27, 1909
Date: April 27, 1909
Date: April 27, 1909
Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180Β km; 112Β mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time. Date: January 9, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 9 π Events on this day in 1909 π …
Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. Date: January 16, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 16 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Alfred Deakin Becomes Australiaβs Prime Minister for Third Time, June 2, 1909Aeneas Mackintosh Escapes Death Across Ice…
In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26β6. Date: December 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 4 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909U.S. Congress…
Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott. Date: August 30, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 30 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 190931 March Incident Overthrows Sultan Abdul Hamid II – April 13, 190931 March Incident Overthrows Sultan…
The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico, kills 250. Date: February 15, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 15 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909NAACP Founded in U.S. Civil Rights History, February 12, 1909EugΓ¨ne Lefebvre Fatal Wright Biplane Crash at…
Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. Date: January 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 4 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909An Jung-geun Assassination of Japan’s Resident-General in Korea, October 26,…