A fire breaks out on SS Sardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people. Date: November 25, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet. Date: November 22, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States. Date: November 3, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series. Date: October 14, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there. Date: October 13, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 13 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina. Date: October 6, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825. Date: October 1, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit. Date: September 27, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality. Date: September 17, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
The General Motors Corporation is founded. Date: September 16, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)