Date: March 4, 1909
Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal. Date: August 24, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Great White Fleet Battleships Return to U.S. February 22, 1909London Science Museum Established as Independent Entity June…
Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time. Date: January 9, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅…
Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. Date: June 2, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Richard Strauss’s Elektra Premieres at Dresden State Opera, January 25, 1909Abdul Hamid II Overthrown,…
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 1909Abdul Hamid II Overthrown,…
The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity. Date: June 26, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Flores Theater Fire Kills 250 in Acapulco, Mexico, February 15, 1909Great White Fleet…
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. Date: February 12, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Ernest Shackleton Expedition Finds Magnetic South Pole, January 16, 1909Ernest Shackleton Expedition Finds…