Date: January 30, 1908
The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. Date: May 26, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On…
The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet. Date: November 22, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I and Infante Luis Filipe Shot Dead, February 1, 1908Inter Milan Founded After…
Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m) high downstream. Date: April 14, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Qing dynasty promulgates the Qinding Xianfa Dagang, the first constitutional document in the history of China, transforming the Qing empire into a constitutional monarchy. Date: August 27, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
A fire breaks out on SS Sardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people. Date: November 25, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States. Date: November 3, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Rhoads Opera House Fire Kills 171 in Boyertown, January 13, 1908SOS Adopted as…