NAACP Founded in U.S. Civil Rights History, February 12, 1909

Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time. Date: January 9, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅…

Newly formed automaker General Motors (GM) buys into the Oakland Motor Car Company, which later becomes GM's long-running Pontiac division. Date: January 20, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Taft and Díaz First U.S.-Mexico…

Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability. Date: April 6, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Port-Aviation (often called "Juvisy Airfield") at Viry-Châtillon, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life piloting a powered heavier-than-air craft.[better source needed] Date: September 7, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅…

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) More events from 1909First Giro…

Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time. Date: January 9, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅…