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November 18 – The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the U.S. exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone. November 23 – Colorado Governor James Hamilton Peabody sends the state militia into the town of Cripple Creek to break up a miners' strike.
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Historical events from year 1903. Learn about 175 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1903 or search by date or keyword.
- 1901. January 10, 1901 - The first major oil discovery in Texas occurs near Spindletop in Beaumont. More. January 28, 1901 - The American League of Major League Baseball declares itself a Major League after one season as a minor league stemming from the minor Western League in 1899.
- 1902. January 1, 1902 - The first Rose Bowl is held, pitting the college football squads of the University of Michigan and Stanford. Michigan won the initial contest 49-0.
- 1903. January 18, 1903 - The first two-way wireless communication between Europe and the United States is accomplished by Guglielmo Marconi when he transmits a message from President Theodore Roosevelt to the King of England from a telegraph station in South Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
- 1904. April 30, 1904 - The Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens. Renowned for its spectacular ivory buildings, the inventions of the ice cream cone, and the "Meet Me in St. Louis" song.
This Year in History: 1903. Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
- 9th January » Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson or Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
- 17th January » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
- 14th February » The United States Department of Commerce called United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the United States Department of Labor named Department of Labor).
- 23rd February » Cuba leases Guantanamo Bay Naval Base e.g Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
Feb 13, 2015 · This is a timeline of United States history, comprising most legal and territorial changes and political events in the United States and its predecessor states. Do you know your U.S. History chronology? Use these handy timelines to help you memorize important dates in U.S. History. Discovery of the Americas.
August. August 2 – The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising, organized by the Secret Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization, breaks out in the Ottoman provinces of Macedonia and Adrianople. August 3 – The Kruševo Republic is proclaimed in Ottoman Macedonia; it is crushed 10 days later.
