Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard Premieres at Moscow Art Theatre, January 17, 1904

The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company. Date: May 10, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904Ålesund Fire Devastates Town, 10,000 Homeless, Kaiser Rebuilds January 23,…

Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable. Date: December 6, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Ålesund Fire: The Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style. Date: January 23, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On…

English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube). Date: November 16, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard Premieres at Moscow Art Theatre, January…

Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes. Date: February 9, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904Russo-Japanese War: Battle of the Yellow Sea August 10, 1904Japanese Surprise Attack on Port Arthur Begins Russo-Japanese War,…

A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000. Date: June 15, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904Bulgaria Earthquakes Kill 200+ Amid Major Destruction, April 4, 1904Japanese…