Date: August 27, 1908
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 1908Territorial…
Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m) high downstream. Date: April 14, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it. Date: July 25, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This…
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 first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell. Date: January 24, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Inter Milan Founded After A.C. Milan Split, March 9, 1908Tunguska Event: Massive Siberian…
The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet. Date: November 22, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Model T Production Begins at Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, September 27, 1908Charles Joseph Bonaparte Orders Office of…