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The first around-the-world car race, begins in New York City. Division of Militia Affairs with the War Department. February 18 – Japanese immigration to the United States is restricted under the Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907. February 25 – The Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now Biola University) is founded.
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 ...
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The title quickly becomes a widely used symbol for assimilation of immigrants to the United States. October 6 – The Bosnian crisis begins, after the Austro-Hungarian Empire annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Ottoman Empire .
The United States became the world's leading industrial power at the turn of the 20th century, due to an outburst of entrepreneurship and industrialization and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers. A national railroad network was completed and large-scale mines and factories were established.
1908: A Year in the Collections. The Smithsonian's collections represent our nation's shared history, art from across the globe, and the immense diversity of the natural and cultural world. National Portrait Gallery Wilbur Wright. Smithsonian American Art Museum The Purple Dress.
January–March. March 4: Warren G. Harding becomes the 29th U.S. president. Calvin Coolidge becomes the 29th U.S. vice president. Unknown Soldier from World War I being taken from the USS Olympia (C-6) at the Washington Navy Yard and transported to the US Capitol to lay in state.
The 1908 United States presidential election was the 31st quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1908. Republican Party nominee William Howard Taft defeated three-time Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan .
