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AP Images. "Anything, everything, is possible." —Thomas Edison, 1908. The year 1908 began at midnight when a 700-pound "electric ball" fell from the flagpole atop the New York Times...
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. The incumbent in 1908, Theodore Roosevelt. His second term expired at noon on March 4, 1909.
What happened and who was famous in 1908? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 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.
Aug 28, 2008 · 1908: The Year the Airplane Went Public. Five years after Kitty Hawk, the Wrights finally showed the world their invention. Tom Crouch. August 28, 2008. NASM. The honor is indisputably theirs:...
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.
1908 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1908th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 908th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1900s decade.
