Historical Events In 1907
Jan 15 Gold dental inlays first described by William Taggart, who invented them
Jan 26 The first federal corrupt election practices law passed
Feb 13 English suffragettes storm British Parliament &60 women are arrested
Feb 25 US proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic
Feb 26 US Congress raised their own salaries to $7500
Feb 21 The birth of W.H Auden, English poet
Feb 11 De Master's Dutch government resigns
Feb 13 Portage la Prairie Manitoba is incorporated as a city
Feb 03 The birth of James Michener, American author
Feb 21 SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Netherlands (142 dead)
Feb 22 Cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London
Feb 26 Royal Oil & Shell merge to form British Petroleum (BP)
Feb 11 Passenger ship Larchmont sinks by Block Island, 322 die
Apr 14 The birth of Francois Duvalier, Dictator of Haiti
Apr 09 P Lowell discovers asteroid #793 Arizona
Apr 18 Fairmont Hotel opens
Apr 29 The birth of Fred Zinneman, American director
Apr 05 A Kopff discovers asteroid #632 Pyrrha
Apr 26 Jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens
Nov 15 The birth of Count Claus von Stauffenberg, Involved in the attempt on the life of Hitler
Nov 07 Dynamite explodes on locomotive kills engineer Jesus Garcia in Mexico
Nov 30 Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle
Nov 16 Oklahoma becomes 46th state
Nov 13 French cyclist Paul Cornu flies a twin rotor helicopter
Sep 26 New Zealand becomes a dominion
Sep 29 Construction begins on Washington National Cathedral
Sep 25 New Zealand becomes a dominion within the British Empire
Sep 10 The birth of Fay Wray, US actress
Sep 07 Sutro's ornate Cliff House in SF destroyed by fire
Jun 01 -27ø F (-33ø C), Sarmiento, Argentina (South American record)
Jun 13 Lowest temp ever in 48 US states for June, 2øF in Tamarack Calif
Jun 15 44 nations meet in 2nd Hague Peace Conference
Jun 09 K Lohnert discovers asteroid #635 Vundtia
Jun 20 First Portland Rose festival
Dec 19 Explosion at Jacobs Creek PA, coal mine kills 239
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