Date: November 24, 1906
Alberto Santos-Dumont flies an airplane in the first heavier-than-air flight in Europe. Date: October 23, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Moro Rebellion: First Battle of Bud Dajo, U.S. Army Assault, March 5, 1906Congress…
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…
The 7.9 Mw earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California, killing more than 3,000 people, making one of the worst natural disasters in American history. Date: April 18, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France. Date: March 10, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Theodore Roosevelt First Sitting U.S. President Abroad for Panama Canal Inspection, November…
Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value. Date: June 8, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1906Alberto Santos-Dumont First Heavier-Than-Air Flight…