Historical Events In 1906

May 26 Archaeological Institute of America forms

May 14 Flagpole at the White Sox ballpark breaks during pennant-raising

May 28 The Tsar of Russia makes large areas of land available to the peasants

May 31 Attack on King Alfonso XIII & Victoria von Battenberg in Madrid

May 18 The Federated Boys' Clubs, later to become the Boys' Clubs of America, are organized

May 03 British-controlled Egypt takes Sinai peninsula from Turkey

May 19 The last British soldiers leave Canada

May 01 Troops in Paris make many arrests during a May Day protest

May 13 Bezalel Art School opens in Jerusalem

May 19 Federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes

May 19 Portugal's King Carlos I names Joao Franco premier

May 21 Louis H Perlman patents a demountable tire carrying rim for cars

May 22 Wright Brothers patent an aeroplane

May 03 The Sinai peninsula becomes Egyptian territory

May 10 Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for first time

May 22 10th anniversary of Olympics, celebration held in Athens, Greece

Jan 13 The first radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile

Jan 27 Rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 seconds

Jan 31 In Ecuador one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes of the World at 8.8 occurs

Jan 01 Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory

Jan 12 First time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26)

Jan 04 South Africa beat England by one wicket, their first Test win

Jan 22 US steamer Valencia wrecked on a reef off the coast of Vancouver Island; 126 passengers and crew die at sea;

Jan 11 The birth of Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist (LSD)

Jan 04 South Africa beat England by one wicket, their first Test win

Jan 31 In Ecuador one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes of the World at 8.8 occurs

Jan 27 Rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 seconds

Jan 31 Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter

Jan 16 Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco)

Jan 31 Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter

Jan 01 Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory

Feb 15 British Labour Party organizes

Feb 19 W K Kellogg &Charles D Bolin incorporate Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, Battle Creek MI

Feb 22 Black evangelist William J Seymour arrives in Los Angeles CA

Feb 10 Britain's first modern & largest battleship "HMS Dreadnought" launched, it changed the battleship concept fo rthe world

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