Workers Begin Pouring Concrete for Panama Canal, August 24, 1909

The city of Tel Aviv is founded. Date: April 11, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909AEA Silver Dart First Powered Flight in Canada and British Empire, February 23, 1909Burgess Shale Fossils Discovered by…

New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SS Penguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. 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…

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 1909New Zealand’s Worst Maritime Disaster: SS Penguin Sinks and Explodes, February 12, 1909Adana Massacre of Armenians Begins…

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens for automobile racing. William Bourque and his mechanic are killed during the first day's events. Date: August 19, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Montreal Canadiens Founded as NHA…

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…

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 1909Shackleton Reaches Farthest South, Plants British Flag, January 9, 1909U.S. Troops Leave Cuba…