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Events United States postcards for New Year 1908 January 11: Grand Canyon designated as a monument, and later, in 1919, becomes a National Park. January. January 1 A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time. Gustav Mahler makes his US conducting debut at the Metropolitan Opera.
Events January 1908 Baby New Year on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. January 24: Boy Scout movement. January 1 – The British Nimrod Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the Nimrod for Antarctica. January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean and is the 46th solar eclipse of Solar ...
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...
Historical Events for the Year 1908. 11th January » Grand Canyon National Park known as Grand Canyon National Monument is created. 12th January » A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time. 13th January » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
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May 2, 2024 · 1908 01/11/1908. Grand Canyon declared National Monument. 05/13/1908. Governors’ Conference on the Conservation of Natural Resources meets at the White House. Organized substantially by Gifford Pinchot. 05/28/1908. Signs child labor law for the District of Columbia (35 Stat 420); forbids employment to children under age 14. 06/08/1908
