Courrières Mine Disaster Kills 1099 Miners in Northern France, March 10, 1906

Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Date: December 4, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906First England vs France Rugby…

The Royal Galician Academy, the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, is established in La Coruña, Spain. Date: September 30, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Agrees to Constitutional…

In Finland, a new electoral law is ratified, guaranteeing the country the first and equal right to vote in the world. Finnish women are the first in Europe to receive the right to vote. Date: July 20, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in…

Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906. Date: December 31, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906SS Valencia Runs Aground on Vancouver Island, Killing 130+ – January 22, 1906Finland Ratifies Equal…

The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar). Date: May 6, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Azusa Street Revival Begins, Launching Pentecostalism in Los Angeles — April…

Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country, doing so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal. Date: November 9, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)…