Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech. Date: December 24, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Mw 7.9 earthquake strikes Xinjiang, China, killing at least 280. Date: December 22, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens. Date: December 15, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any field. Date: December 10, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅…
Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Date: December 4, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
A 13–6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football. Date: November 24, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events…
Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country, doing so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal. Date: November 9, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
Alberto Santos-Dumont flies an airplane in the first heavier-than-air flight in Europe. Date: October 23, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students. Date: October 11, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Royal Galician Academy, the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, is established in La Coruña, Spain. Date: September 30, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)