Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity". Date: February 23, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor). Date: February 14, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria. Date: February 11, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve. Date: January 17, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia. Date: January 9, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death. Date: January 4, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)