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October 11 – The 1909 Florida Keys hurricane makes landfall in the U.S. November – New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 begins. November 2 – The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity is founded at Boston University. November 6 – The Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument is dedicated in Baltimore.
Worst industrial accident in American history. 1908 – Ford Model T appears on the market; 1908 – Root–Takahira Agreement; 1908 – Federal Bureau of Investigation established; 1908 – Aldrich–Vreeland Act; 1908 – U.S. presidential election: William Howard Taft elected president; James S. Sherman vice president.
The river town of Cairo, Illinois, was the scene of one of the most gruesome lynchings in American history. Will "Froggy" James, an African-American charged with the murder of a white woman (Annie Pelley, age 22), was taken from the Sheriff's custody by a mob, then hanged from an arch at 8th and Commercial Street, in front of thousands of ...
1909 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1909th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 909th year of the 2nd millennium, the 9th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of ...
For the first time in inauguration history, the incoming First Lady (in this case Helen Herron Taft) joined her husband in leading the parade from the Capitol to the White House. Probably during the parade, the choral march "Our Country" by Arthur Whiting was played. [3] An inaugural ball that evening was held at the Pension Building.
January 31, 1909 (Sunday) [ edit ] The New York World announced a $10,000 prize, largest to that time, for the first person who could, before October 10, 1910, fly the 135 miles (217 km) from New York to Albany, whether in an airship or an airplane, as part of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration .
1909 in the United States by state or territory (51 C) 1909 disestablishments in the United States (18 C, 5 P) 1909 establishments in the United States (55 C, 25 P)
July 25, 1909: Bleriot becomes first man to fly an aircraft across English Channel July 19, 1909: Hudson Terminal and 22-storey twin towers open at future site of World Trade Center in New York July 27, 1909: SS Waratah and 211 people on board vanish without a trace. The following events occurred in July 1909: