Richard Strauss’s Elektra Premieres at Dresden State Opera, January 25, 1909
Date: January 25, 1909
Date: January 25, 1909
The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world. Date: February 22, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Burgess Shale Fossils…
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 1909National Negro Committee First Convenes, Forerunner to NAACP, May 31, 1909Louis…
U.S. President William Howard Taft uses what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State. Date: March 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day…
Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. Date: January 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Great White Fleet Battleships Return to U.S. February 22, 1909U.S….
Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott. Date: August 30, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Goudi Coup: Greek Army Officers Launch Reform Drive, August 28, 1909Portugal Earthquake Near Lisbon Kills 60,…
The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act. Date: April 9, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Deposed, Ahmad Shah Replaces Him July 16, 1909London Science Museum Established…