A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms. Date: August 28, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal. Date: August 24, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens for automobile racing. William Bourque and his mechanic are killed during the first day's events. Date: August 19, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California. Date: August 7, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This…
Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes. Date: July 25, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar. Date: July 16, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity. Date: June 26, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. Date: June 2, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time. Date: May 31, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, begins in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner. Date: May 13, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)