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Governor of Alabama: William D. Jelks (); Governor of Arkansas: Jeff Davis (); Governor of California: George Pardee (); Governor of Colorado: James Hamilton Peabody (); Governor of Connecticut: Abiram Chamberlain ()
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 ...
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.
1904 artist's rendering of the collision of Berwick Castle with A1. The Royal Navy submarine HMS A1 sank with all hands during a training exercise off the Isle of Wight while making a mock attack on the protected cruiser HMS Juno. A1 was struck by SS Berwick Castle, the master of which was unaware that there were submarines in the area. [198] [199]
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1904 – SS Haimun sends its first news story on March 15, 1904. [63] It was a Chinese steamer ship commanded by war correspondent Lionel James in 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War for The Times. It is the first known instance of a "press boat" dedicated to war correspondence during naval battles.
Still, 1904 stands as the coldest year on record in New Jersey. The statewide average temperature that year was only 47.8 degrees, state records show. The statewide average has not dipped below 51 ...
The 1904 Olympic marathon, one of the strangest events in the history of the modern Olympic Games, took place in St. Louis, Missouri. The race was held in 90 °F (32 °C) temperatures, with only two water sources available, 6 miles (9.7 km) and 12 miles (19 km) along the 40-kilometre (25 mi) course, due to Olympic organizer James Edward ...