The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England. Date: August 9, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal. Date: August 3, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement. Date: August 1, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement. Date: July 29, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events…
The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people. Date: July 21, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City. Date: July 7, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens. Date: June 22, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. Date: June 14, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first Isle of Man TT race is held. Date: May 28, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session. Date: May 23, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)