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July 8 – French aviator Léon Delagrange makes the world's first flight with a female passenger, his partner and fellow sculptor Thérèse Peltier. [10] July 11 – 12 – The steamship Amalthea, housing 80 British strikebreakers in Malmö harbour, Sweden, is bombed by Anton Nilson; 1 is killed, 20 injured.
Feb 1, 2024 · Service and sisterhood have been the cornerstone of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ® since 1908. With the theme, Soaring to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood, the 2022-2026 administration seeks to build upon Alpha Kappa Alpha’s rich legacy of service by galvanizing our sisterhood of more than 120,000 active members to lead ...
Historical events from year 1908. Learn about 207 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1908 or search by date or keyword.
The year 1908 began at midnight when a 700-pound "electric ball" fell from the flagpole atop the New York Times building—the first-ever ball-drop in Times Square. It ended 366 days later (1908...
November 3 – 1908 United States presidential election: Republican William Howard Taft defeats Democrat William Jennings Bryan. November 24 – The first credit union in the United States begins operation in Manchester, New Hampshire .
May 10, 2024 · Tunguska event, enormous explosion that occurred at about 7:14 AM on June 30, 1908, at an altitude of 5–10 km (15,000–30,000 feet), flattening some 2,000 square km (500,000 acres) and charring more than 100 square km of pine forest near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in central Siberia, Russia.
What happened and who was famous in 1908? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1908.
Aug 28, 2008 · The excitement peaked on August 8, 1908, when Wilbur Wright made his first flight in public at the Hunaudieres race course, five miles south of Le Mans, France.
The United States presidential election of 1908 was held on November 3, 1908. Republican William Howard Taft defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
Sep 17, 2003 · Even life in the cities was markedly more wobbly than Americans liked: the panic of 1907 led to the National Monetary Commission in 1908, whose work paved the way for the creation of the Federal Reserve System, chartered to stabilize America’s economic growth.
