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November 9 – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt leaves for a trip to Panama to inspect the construction progress of the Panama Canal (the first time a sitting president of the United States makes an official trip outside of the United States).
1906 – San Francisco earthquake; 1907 – Oklahoma becomes a state; 1907 – Gentlemen's Agreement; 1907 – Coal mine explodes in Monongah, West Virginia, killing at least 361. Worst industrial accident in American history. 1908 – Ford Model T appears on the market; 1908 – Root–Takahira Agreement; 1908 – Federal Bureau of ...
1906 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1906th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 906th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1906, the ...
1906 – Traian Vuia of Romania takes off with his "Traian Vuia 1", an early monoplane. His flight was performed in Montesson near Paris and was about 12 meters long. [83] 1906 – Jacob Ellehammer of Denmark constructs the Ellehammer semi-biplane. In this machine, he made a tethered flight on September 12, 1906, becoming the second European to ...
The 1906 State of the Union Address was written by Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, on Monday, December 3, 1906. He did not speak directly to the 59th United States Congress. He said, "The readiness and efficiency of both the Army and Navy in dealing with the recent sudden crisis in Cuba illustrate afresh their value ...
[3] 15 May – Our Dumb Friends League opens its first animal hospital, in Victoria, London. [4] 26 May – opening of Vauxhall Bridge in London. [1] 30 May – Royal Navy battleship HMS Montagu runs aground on the island of Lundy and becomes a loss. [5] 22 June – the present King's daughter Maud is crowned as queen consort of Norway.
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1906 in the United States by state or territory (52 C) 1906 disestablishments in the United States (17 C, 2 P) 1906 establishments in the United States (56 C, 34 P)