Historical Events In 1904

May 06 American Lung Association holds its first meeting

May 04 Work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America

May 05 Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox tossed a perfect game against the Philadelphia Americans

May 18 American Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco

May 21 The birth of Fats Waller, American musician

May 14 The first Olympics in the US are held (St Louis)

May 07 Flexible Flyer trademark registered

May 11 Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5 million to build a peace palace

May 02 The birth of Bing Crosby, American actor and singer

May 14 St Louis hosts the first Olympic Games to be held in the United States

May 21 Federation Internationale de Football Association (Soccer) forms in Paris France

May 27 National League record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, New York Giants)

Jan 04 Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US

Jan 04 Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US

Jan 07 Marconi Co establishes "CQD" as first international radio distress signal

Jan 05 England beat Australia at the MCG, Rhodes 7-56 & 8-68

Jan 12 Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison

Jan 18 The birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor

Jan 03 Marines from USS Dixie arrive in Panama

Jan 25 179 die in coal mine explosion at Cheswick PA

Jan 03 Marines from USS Dixie arrive in Panama

Jan 14 The birth of Cecil Beaton, British photographer

Jan 07 Marconi Co establishes "CQD" as first international radio distress signal

Jan 08 Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen

Jan 11 Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising

Jan 01 Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production

Jan 05 England beat Australia at the MCG, Rhodes 7-56 & 8-68

Jan 01 Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production

Feb 05 American occupation of Cuba ends

Feb 09 Japan declares war on Russia

Feb 20 The birth of Alexei Kosygin, Former Prime Minister of the USSR

Feb 06 Russian-Japanese war began

Feb 21 The National Ski Association of America is founded.

Feb 29 President Theodore Roosevelt appoints a seven-man commission to oversee completion of the Panama Canal.

Feb 10 Japan & Russia declares war after Japan's surprise attack on Russian fleet at Port Arthur disabled 7 Russian warships

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