6818 events
Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike
The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay…
German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight…
The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer
Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa
Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa
Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne
French government enacts its anti-clerical legislation Law of Association prohibiting the formation of new monastic…
William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.
O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick"…