Peter Pan made his first on-screen appearance.
Judy Garland made her show business debut.
The Ford Motor Company manufactured its ten millionth car.
A team of aviators begins the first round-the-world flight in history.
George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' premieres.
The first Winter Olympics medal was awarded to American Skater Charles Jewtraw after skating 5,000 meters in just 44 seconds.
The world's first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France.
American Garret Morgan was awarded the patent for an automated traffic signal.
The famous iconic Hollywood sign was placed in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, US.
The first-ever Le Mans endurance race began.
Robert L. Douglas, the Father of Black Professional Basketball, set up the first pro-black basketball team called Renaissance.
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began its radio service in the United Kingdom.
The British Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) was founded.
Walt Disney incorporated his first film company called Laugh-O-Gram Studio.
The silent horror movie "Nosferatu" was released in Berlin, making it the first-ever vampire movie.
The general interest family magazine Reader's Digest was first published.
'Ulysses' by James Joyce is published.
Perfume Chanel No.5 was released.
The world's first international women's sporting event began in Monaco.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by British crime writer Agatha Christie, was published in the UK.
Times Square Theater opened with a capacity of 1,032.
Pope Benedict XV canonized Joan of Arc.
The first game of the Negro National League was played at Washington Park in Indianapolis.
The first German Expressionist film is premiered.
World's first transcontinental air race.
The Netherlands' flag carrier airline was founded under the name KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the fastest-ever MLB game in history.
The first daily passenger air service began, going from London to Paris.
Alcock and Brown take off for the first non-stop transatlantic flight.
Albert Cushing Read takes off on the first transatlantic flight in history.
Leslie Irvin makes the world's first free-fall parachute jump.
United Artists is founded.
The ban on Sunday baseball was lifted in Washington, D.C., making it the 3rd city to do so.
General Motors bought the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
Nazi-German ace fighter pilot, The Red Baron, shot down his final two victims.
Baseball and war hero Hank Gowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
Eugene Bullard became the first African-American military pilot after acquiring his pilot's license from the Aéro-Club de France.
The world's first jazz record is created.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is published.
Goldwyn Pictures film studio was founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Edgar Selwyn, and Archibald Selwyn.
Boeing was incorporated by William E. Boeing.
Due to her pure talent and popularity, Mary Pickford became the first female actress to be offered a $1 million contract.
Racer Bob Burman died after crashing his race car in Corona, California.
The first radio message to go across the Atlantic Ocean was sent from Virginia to Paris.
American baseball catcher Wilbert Robinson tried to claim a record by catching a ball dropped from a plane 525 feet above him.
Georges Claude patents his neon discharge tube.
The first feature-length silent film comedy, 'Tillie's Punctured Romance,' was released, starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, and Charlie Chaplin.
The first traffic lights in the US were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
A patent was granted to Robert Goddard for a liquid-filled rocket.
Legendary baseballer Babe Ruth made his Major League Baseball debut for the Boston Red Sox.
