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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.
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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 ...
June 20, 1909: "Typhoid Mary" Mallon story exposed June 10, 1909: U.S. introduces new coin honoring Abraham Lincoln June 18, 1909: Wilbur and Orville right presented medal by President Taft (center) June 1, 1909: Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition opens in Seattle. The following events occurred in June 1909:
Highlights of this day in history: Convicted Nazi war criminal Herman Goering commits suicide behind bars; World War I spy Mata Hari executed; Nikita Khrushchev ousted as Soviet Union's leader; 'I ...
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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 ...
The first day of automobile racing in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was marred by a fatal accident. During the running of a 250-mile (400 km) Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race , driver William Bourque and his mechanic, Harry Holcomb, were killed when their car left the track, struck a fence, and turned over.