Leonardo Torres Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino in the Bilbao Abra (Spain), guiding an electric boat from the shore with people on board, which was controlled at a distance over 2 km (1.2 mi), in what is considered to be the origin of modern wireless remote-control operation principles. Date: September 25, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation. Date: September 24, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument. Date: September 24, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people. Date: September 18, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe. Date: September 13, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar. Date: September 12, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France successfully for the first time. Date: September 7, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people. Date: August 16, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.) Date: August 13, 1906 Read…
Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy. Date: August 5, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)