Date: September 17, 1908
New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor. Date: January 21, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1908Portuguese Republican Party Coup Fails Against João Franco, January 28, 1908Rhoads Opera House Fire Kills 171 in…
A fire breaks out on SS Sardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people. Date: November 25, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco. Date: January 28, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908SMS Blücher Launched, Last…
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…
Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru. Date: June 18, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1908Rhoads Opera House Fire Kills 171 in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, January…