Date: March 10, 1909
The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act. Date: April 9, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Joan of Arc Beatified in Rome, April 18, 1909Theodore Roosevelt Leaves for African Safari Sponsored by Smithsonian…
The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years. Date: September 30, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Abdul Hamid II Overthrown,…
Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya. Date: November 18, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Adana Massacre of…
The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association. Date: December 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world. Date: February 22, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Paris Film Congress…
Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time. Date: January 9, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅…