WebWhat Happened in 1906. 1906 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jul Sep Oct Nov Dec. 1906 ... It was introduced in 1906 as a successor to the Models A, C and... Read more. 1906 Ford Model K is First Produced. Ford Model K was an upscale automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company. It was introduced in 1906 and replaced the earlier Model B.

WebVice President: Charles W. Fairbanks. Population: 85,450,000. More U.S. Statistics... More than 500 people are killed during the San Francisco earthquake and ensuing three-day fire. Background: Great Disasters. President Roosevelt sails to the Panama Canal Zone. It is the first time a U.S. president has travelled outside the country while in ...

WebHistorical Events. Feb 10 British battleship HMS Dreadnought launches after only 100 days, renders all other capital ships obsolete with its revolutionary design. Apr 18 San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% of the city. Sep 16 Douglas Mawson, Edgeworth David and Alistair Mackay claim to have discovered the ...

WebSan Francisco earthquake of 1906, major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 that occurred on April 18, 1906, at 5:12 am off the northern California coast. The San Andreas Fault slipped along a segment about 270 miles (430 km) long, extending from San Juan Bautista in San Benito county to Humboldt county and from there perhaps out under the …

WebAnswer: Well… Whole year 1906 happening: From January 1st to December 31st 1906 given as follows: Jan 1 Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory • Jan 1 The poll tax of £1 per head on all adult male inhabitants of Natal, South Africa, except indentured Indians and married Blacks, imposed by...

WebIn 1906 the United States helped suppress a rebellion in Cuba in August. In November Roosevelt departed for Panama to inspect the progress of construction on the Panama Canal which was expected to assist both commerce and American naval capability. It was the first time in American history that a sitting president made an official trip outside ...

WebHistorical Events for November, 1906. 9th » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal. 24th » A 13-6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to ...

WebJanuary 1 – Canada's first movie theatre Ouimetoscope opens in Montreal. January 22 – The SS Valencia strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, killing over 100 (officially 136) in the ensuing disaster. March 27 – The Alpine Club of Canada is founded in Winnipeg by Elizabeth Parker and Arthur Oliver Wheeler.

WebJul 18 Florenz Ziegfeld's "Follies of 1907" premieres in NYC. Jul 18 French troops occupy Casablanca. Jul 19 Under pressure from the Japanese, the Emperor of Korea abdicates in favor of his son, a figurehead. Jul 20 A train wreck on the Pere Marquette Railroad near Salem, Michigan kills thirty and injures seventy more.

WebThe Leonard Medical School produced 13 volunteer doctors who served during World War I. One was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross: First Lieutenant Urbane Francis Bass, class of 1906. Under heavy German fire, the Richmond, Va. native made the ultimate sacrifice while aiding wounded soldiers of the 93rd Division’s all-black ...

WebOct 22, 2015 · Below is another fascinating article from the South African Railway Magazine. It puts the spotlight on Bloemfontein's history, buildings and, of course, the momentous occasion of the arrival of the railway. It also highlights the rapid development happening in the Colony following the end of the Anglo-Boer War.

Web10 February: HMS Dreadnought. 15 March: Rolls-Royce. 8 February – the Liberal Party led by Henry Campbell-Bannerman win the general election with a large majority. 10 February – HMS Dreadnought, the first all-big-gun battleship, is launched at Portsmouth and sparks the naval race between Britain and Germany.

Web24 May – John Joseph Scanlan, second Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu (died 1997). 1 July – Ivan Neill, major and Unionist politician (died 2001 in Northern Ireland). 19 July – Hugh T. Baker, cricketer (died 1989). 11 August – James Graham, cricketer (died 1942). 28 September – William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel, peer ...

WebJune - First Paris motor bus line opened by C.G.O. ( Compagnie Générale des Omnibus ). 12 July - Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army officer hastily and wrongly convicted of treason in 1899, is exonerated. 21 July - Dreyfus is reinstalled in the French Army 21 July, ending the Dreyfus Affair. 23 October - Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft performs ...