New Zealand’s Worst Maritime Disaster: SS Penguin Sinks and Explodes, February 12, 1909
Date: February 12, 1909
Date: February 12, 1909
The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time. Date: May 31, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Coritiba Foot Ball Club…
The 31 March Incident leads to the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Date: April 13, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909US Warships Sent to Nicaragua After Revolutionary Executions, November 18, 1909Burgess Shale…
A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms. Date: August 28, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Richard Strauss’s Elektra Premieres at Dresden State Opera, January 25, 1909Anglo-Siamese…
Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London. Date: February 26, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909AEA Silver Dart First…
Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya. Date: November 18, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Paris Film Congress…
Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome. Date: April 18, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Theodore Roosevelt Leaves for African Safari Sponsored by Smithsonian and National Geographic, March 23, 1909Ernest Shackleton Expedition Finds…