Mount Vesuvius Erupts, Devastates Naples, April 7, 1906

The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine". Date: May 22, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Courrières Mine Disaster Kills 1099 Miners in Northern France, March 10, 1906Theodore Roosevelt…

The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco. Date: April 7, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Wright Brothers Granted U.S. Patent for Flying-Machine May 22, 1906San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Devastate…

The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States. Date: March 31, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland. Date: June 7, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Devastate City, Kill 3,000+ April 18, 1906Courrières…

Édouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels. Date: February 18, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Intercalated Games Closing Ceremony in Athens, Greece, May 2, 1906SS Valencia Runs Aground on Vancouver…

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…