The St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line became the world's first scheduled flight.
The Ford Motor Company announced that it would begin an eight-hour workday as well as provide a living wage for workers who would receive $5 a day.
The first crossword puzzle was printed.
Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe's first man to use a parachute.
Igor Stravinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps is premiered.
The first four-engine aircraft was built and flown by Igor Sikorsky.
India's first-ever full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in theaters.
In just 57 seconds, illusionist Harry Houdini successfully unchained himself while underwater.
The fifth Summer Olympics are officially opened in Stockholm.
Machine guns were fired from a US airplane for the first time.
The film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures was founded.
Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel in an airplane.
The Titanic sunk at 2:20 am in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.
The Titanic collided with an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland at 23:40 and started to sink.
Louis Chevrolet incorporated the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.
Leonardo da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa painting was stolen from the Louvre, Paris, by Vincenzo Perugia.
IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
The RMS Titanic was launched from Belfast, where it was also constructed.
The first Indianapolis 500 is held.
23 cars take part in the first Rally Monte Carlo.
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.
Igor Stravinsky's ballet 'The Firebird' is premiered.
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.
Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.
Phantom of the Opera makes its Literary Debut.
French aviator Eugène Lefebvre tragically died in an airplane crash, making this day the first-ever aviation fatality.
American steamship S. S. Arapahoe became the first to use the signal 'SOS' off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA.
28-year-old chemist Eugène Schueller founded a beauty company, which would later be named L'Oreal.
Glenn Curtis sold the first airplane in the US for just $5,000.
The Giro d'Italia cycle race is held for the first time.
The British runner, Henry Barrett, ran a world record marathon at 2 hours, 42 minutes, and 31 seconds in the Polytechnic Marathon in London.
The first Converse shoes were introduced.
A color motion picture is shown to the general public for the first time.
The world's first synthetic plastic is developed.
A Morse code distress call was made at sea, which led to the first radio sea rescue.
Jack Johnson became the first African American to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
The Ford Motor Company shipped the first Ford Model T to a customer.
The first Ford Model T car was assembled.
The General Motors Corporation was founded.
Ford completed their first Model T vehicle at a Ford plant in Detroit, Michigan.
Wright Brothers Publicly Show Off Their Flying Machine For the First Time.
After encountering many difficulties, Nathan Stubblefield was finally granted a US patent for his new version of a wireless telephone.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game was copyrighted.
Frank Gotch won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship after a 2-hour match.
The quickest boxing match in history took place.
