Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.
Theodore Roosevelt became the first US President to fly in an airplane.
Two baseball teams played a night match at White Sox Party using three 100-foot towers lit with 12 electric lamps.
Walden W. Shaw and John D. Hertz founded the Shaw Livery Company and introduced the yellow cabs to attract passengers.
Engineer Alva J. Fisher patented the electric washing machine.
Father's Day was celebrated for the first time in the US.
On the passing of his father, Edward VII, George V became the King of Great Britain, Ireland, and all its overseas territories.
The Royal Canadian Navy was established.
Frenchman Henri Fabre flew the world's first seaplane in Martinique, France.
Two trains crashed in a snowstorm in Wellington, Washington, USA, claiming the lives of 96 people.
An Irish cook in New York, US, infected 53 people with typhoid.
