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2 days ago · The 1904 United States presidential election was the 30th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1904. Incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the conservative Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt's victory made him the first president who ascended to the presidency upon the death of his ...
3 days ago · April 4, 1904 (Monday) Two earthquakes struck near Kresna, Bulgaria, killing at least 200 people. Hundreds of children, including the young children of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, took part in an Easter Monday egg roll on the grounds of the White House in Washington, D.C. Born:
3 days ago · In January 1904, the Herero people, who were led by Samuel Maharero, and the Nama people, who were led by Captain Hendrik Witbooi, rebelled against German colonial rule. On January 12, they killed more than 100 German settlers in the area of Okahandja .
Apr 18, 2024 · January 25, 1904 (Monday) At 8:15 a.m., an explosion at the Harwick Mine in Cheswick, Pennsylvania killed at least 179 coal miners. At 6 p.m., a rescue party descended the mine's main shaft and discovered 17-year-old Adolph Gunia, who was severely burned but was the sole survivor of the explosion.
3 days ago · May 1904: Wilbur and Orville Wright with Flyer II at Huffman Prairie. At Huffman Prairie, Ohio, Orville Wright made the first successful flight in the Wright Flyer II, the first of 105 flights the Flyer II would make during 1904. Born: Vincent Alo, Italian American mobster; in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City (d. 2001)
Apr 10, 2024 · June 5, 1904 (Sunday) The Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company barge Lorberry sank after colliding in fog with the steamer Tallahassee off the Vineyard Sound Lightship in Massachusetts. Captain Burrows of the Lorberry drowned.
Apr 27, 2024 · Kalenderübersicht 1904. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Ereignisse. 1.1 Politik und Weltgeschehen. 1.1.1 Russisch-Japanischer Krieg. 1.1.2 Weitere Ereignisse in und um Russland. 1.1.3 Deutsches Kaiserreich. 1.1.4 Weitere Ereignisse in Europa. 1.1.5 Britischer Tibetfeldzug. 1.1.6 Deutsche Kolonien in Afrika. 1.1.7 Weitere Ereignisse in Afrika.
