Richard Strauss’s Elektra Premieres at Dresden State Opera, January 25, 1909
Date: January 25, 1909
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Date: January 25, 1909
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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 …
The Paris Film Congress opens, an attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPPC cartel in the United States. Date: February 2, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 2 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909NAACP Founded in…
Muslims in the Ottoman Empire begin a massacre of Armenians in Adana. Date: April 14, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 14 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Serbia Withdraws Opposition in Bosnian Crisis, March 31, 1909Burgess Shale Fossils Discovered by…
Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar. Date: July 16, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 16 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909First Grey…
Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society. Date: March 23, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 23 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Alice Huyler…
The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSΒ Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world. Date: February 22, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 22 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909RMS Republic Uses…