Historical Events In 1903
Mar 10 Harry Gammeter, Cleveland, patents multigraph duplicating machine
Mar 02 Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in New York NY
Mar 15 Frederick Lugard occupies Sokoto West Africa
Mar 23 Wright brothers obtain airplane patent
Mar 26 American Hotel opens in Amsterdam
Mar 15 British conquest of northern Nigeria is complete.
Mar 03 North Carolina becomes first state requiring registration of nurses
Mar 22 Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought
Mar 31 Richard Pearse flies monoplane several hundred yards (New Zealand)
Aug 01 First coast-to-coast automobile trip (San Francisco to New York ) completed
Aug 15 New Zealand wins first rugby union test against Australia, 22-3.
Aug 19 Phillies suffer record 9th straight posponed game
Aug 07 The birth of Louis Leakey, British archaeologist
Aug 01 Unsuccessful uprising of Macedonians against Turkey
Aug 02 Unsuccessful uprising of Macedonians against Turkey
Sep 03 Resolute beats Shamrock III (England) in 13th America's Cup
Sep 06 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Creeping Man" (BG)
Sep 22 Italo Marchiony granted patent for the ice cream cone
Sep 07 Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in NY
Feb 18 Kuyper government launches anti strike laws
Feb 23 Cuban state of Guantanamo leased to USA
Feb 22 Due to drought the US side of Niagara Falls runs short of water
Feb 26 Richard Gattling, rapid-fire gun inventor, dies.
Feb 14 US Dept of Commerce and Labor is established
Feb 14 The U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor is established.
Feb 03 Frederick Lugard occupies Kano West Africa
Feb 16 -59º F (-51º C), Pokegama Dam MN (state record)
Feb 24 Cuba agrees to allow the U.S. to operate a naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
Feb 15 First Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom
Feb 21 Cornerstone laid for US army war college, Washington DC
Apr 27 Long Island's Jamaica Race Track opens
Apr 22 American Power Boat Association forms
Apr 29 Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kills 9 (Frank Alberta)
Apr 20 R S Dugan discovers asteroid #508 Princetonia
Apr 28 M Wolf discovers asteroid #509 Iolanda
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