Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the Bosnian Crisis. Date: March 31, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society. Date: March 23, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates. Date: March 10, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. President William Howard Taft uses what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State. Date: March 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day…
Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London. Date: February 26, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire. Date: February 23, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world. Date: February 22, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro. Date: February 20, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico, kills 250. Date: February 15, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SS Penguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. Date: February 12, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)