Date: February 12, 1909
Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar. Date: July 16, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Joan of…
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 1909RMS Republic Uses CQD…
The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire. Date: February 23, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909New Zealand’s Worst Maritime Disaster: SS Penguin Sinks and Explodes,…
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 1909Indianapolis Motor Speedway Opens;…
The Paris Film Congress opens, an attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPPC cartel in the United States. Date: February 2, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Indianapolis Motor Speedway…
Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California. Date: August 7, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This…