New South Wales Rugby League Competition Opens April 20, 1908

New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor. Date: January 21, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality. Date: September 17, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908First U.S. Mother’s…

The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people. Date: January 13, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Wright Flyer Crash Kills First Airplane Fatality, September 17, 1908Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I…

United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation). Date: July 26, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. Date: May 26, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On…

The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series. Date: October 14, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908First…