Jan 29 The birth of Adam Clayton Powell, American politician

Jan 13 French pilot Henry Farman is first European to fly roundtrip

Jan 02 The founding of the Royal Mint of Canada, as a branch of the British Royal Mint.

Jan 14 Roger Hartigan scores century on Test debut vs England Adelaide (116)

Jan 07 England beat Australia by one wicket at the MCG

Jan 02 The founding of the Royal Mint of Canada, as a branch of the British Royal Mint.

Jan 09 The birth of Simone de Beauvoir, French novelist

Jan 27 Pasiphaë, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Melotte

Jan 21 New York City NY regulation makes it illegal for a woman to smoke in public

Jan 15 C Hill & R J Hartigan make 8th wicket partnership 243 for Australia

Jan 09 Muir Woods National Monument, California established

Feb 03 Supreme Court rules a union boycott violates Sherman Antitrust Act

Feb 12 New York to Paris auto race (via Alaska &Siberia) begins in New York NY; George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel

Feb 11 Heemskerk's government begins in Holland

Feb 11 Australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England

Feb 28 Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran

Feb 29 Dutch scientists produce solid helium

Feb 10 In England Canadian Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 rounds to defend his world heavyweight boxing title

Feb 27 Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954)

Feb 27 Star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma

Feb 25 The tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens

Feb 18 US postage stamps in coils issued

Feb 11 The birth of Vivian Fuchs, British Antartic explorer

Apr 12 Fire makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts

Apr 27 4th modern Olympic games opens in London

Apr 09 Herbert Henry Asquith becomes PM of England

Apr 21 Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT)

Apr 25 The birth of Edward R Murrow, American journalist

Apr 05 British premier Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns

Apr 03 Frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hours

Apr 24 Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become the first to travel across the US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m

Apr 05 The birth of Bette Davis, American actress

Apr 26 J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana

Apr 06 J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #755 Quintilla

Apr 09 The birth of Victor Vasarely, Russian painter

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