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October 17 – Amadeo Giannini founds the Bank of Italy in San Francisco, predecessor of the Bank of America. October 19 – Polytechnic University of the Philippines is founded as Manila Business School through the superintendence of the American Gabriel A. O'Reilly. October 27 – The first underground line of the New York City Subway opens.
January 23 – Louis Zukofsky, American modernist poet (died 1978) February 1 – S. J. Perelman, American humorist and author (died 1979) February 4 – MacKinlay Kantor, American historian (died 1977) February 19 – Muiris Ó Súilleabháin, Irish memoirist (drowned 1950) March 2 – Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), American children's ...
1904 American novels (13 P) P. 1904 in American politics (3 C, 2 P) S. 1904 in American sports (14 C, 5 P) Pages in category "1904 in the United States"
This is a list by date of birth of historically recognized American fine artists known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature, including traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking, as well as more recent genres, including installation art, performance art, body art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
1904 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1904th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 904th year of the 2nd millennium, the 4th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1904, the ...
A. Mauritz Aarflot; Richard Abbot; Joseph Henry Abbott; Mary Abbott (golfer) Samuel Warren Abbott; Edward Abend; Will Accooe; John Acker (Pennsylvania politician)
Teddy Roosevelt, the Bull Moose, led American progressives in the early 20th century. 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 ...
Although the banana as an exotic fruit was introduced to the American public in the 1880s, it was later in 1904, that the banana split was invented in the town of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, by 23-year-old pharmacy apprentice David Strickler, who was inspired to create a new sundae after seeing a soda jerk during a visit to Atlantic City.