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Lyceum Theatre (Broadway) opens, making it the oldest continuously operating legitimate theater in New York City. November 4 – With the encouragement of the United States, Panama proclaims itself independent from Colombia. November 13 – The United States recognizes the independence of Panama.
Historical events from year 1903. Learn about 174 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.
- 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".
The National Setting. By 1900 the American nation had established itself as a world power. The West was won. The frontier -- the great fact of 300 years of American history -- was no more. The continent was settled from coast to coast.
ICONS: "Wright Brothers, Pablo Picasso, Ford Model T. Kodak® introduces the "Brownie" camera in February 1900. On September 6, 1901, Leon Czolgosz shot President William McKinley. He died at 2:15 a.m. on September 14 and Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as president later that day.
Nov 24, 2009 · 1903. First airplane flies. This Day in History: 12/17/1903 - First Airplane Flies. Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of...
