Date: March 23, 1909
Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society. Date: March 23, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Ernest Shackleton…
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 1909Alice Huyler Ramsey First Women Complete Transcontinental Auto Trip, August…
Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera. Date: January 25, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Joan of Arc Beatified in Rome, April 18, 1909Flores Theater Fire Kills…
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, 1909U.S. Congress Passes Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act,…
By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates. Date: March 10, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
RMS Republic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day. Date: January 23, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…