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 …
Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro. Date: February 20, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 20 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, 1909Great White Fleet Battleships…
RMSΒ Republic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day. Date: January 23, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events…
United States troops leave Cuba, with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, after being there since the SpanishβAmerican War. Date: January 28, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 28 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Goudi Coup: Greek Army Officers…
Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the Bosnian Crisis. Date: March 31, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 31 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Joan of Arc Beatified in Rome, April 18, 1909Kinemacolor First Public Screening at…
Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal. Date: August 24, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 24 π Events on this day in 1909 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Burgess Shale Fossils Discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott, August 30, 1909Tel Aviv Founded April 11, 1909First Grey…