Feb 23 In British Columbia a Fraser River rockslide nearly wipes out the area's salmon fishing industry, much later we do the same thing

Feb 04 US Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law

Feb 14 High Council of Labor forms in Hague Netherlands

Feb 01 Tanganyika Railway opens

Feb 13 American Society of Composers, Authors &Publishers-ASCAP forms in New York NY

Feb 26 New York Museum of Science & Industry incorporated

Feb 28 Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (San Francisco)

Feb 01 Pennsylvania State Board of [motion picture] Censors appointed

Feb 02 Cub Scouts founded in England

Feb 07 Charlie Chaplin debuts "The Tramp" in "Kid Auto Races at Venice"

Feb 08 General Zamon becomes President of Haiti

Feb 16 First airplane flight from to Los Angeles from San Francisco

Feb 21 White Wolf troops attack Zhanjiang China

Apr 11 George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," premieres

Apr 28 181 die in coal mine collapse at Eccles WV

Apr 20 In Boston, Mass., James Duffy of Canada wins the 18th Boston Marathon in 2 25 01.2.

Apr 25 First combat observation mission by Navy plane, at Veracruz, Mexico.

Apr 04 "The Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in Los Angeles CA

Apr 21 US marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months

Apr 04 "The Perils of Pauline" shown for first time in LA

Apr 20 F Kaiser discovers asteroid #786 Bredichina,and G Neujmin discovers asteroid #787 Moskva

Apr 20 In Boston, Mass., James Duffy of Canada wins the 18th Boston Marathon in 2:25:01.2.

Apr 09 US &Columbia sign a treaty concerning the Panama Canal Zone

Apr 20 33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colo

Apr 28 F Kaiser discovers asteroid #788 Hohensteina

Apr 28 W H Carrier patents air conditioner

Apr 09 First full color film shown "The World, The Flesh and the Devil" (London)

Apr 04 The birth of Marguerite Duras, French writer

Apr 02 The birth of Sir Alec Guinness, English actor of stage and screen

Apr 09 Grand Trunk Pacific Railway main line is completed between Winnipeg, Melville, Edmonton, Jasper and Prince Rupert.

Nov 20 US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports

Nov 25 The birth of Joe Dimaggio, American baseball player

Nov 05 Britain declares war on Turkey after annexing Cyprus.

Nov 16 The Federal Reserve Banking Act is adopted in the U.S.

Nov 03 HM Submarine D2, mined off Great Yarmouth. Five crew saved by the trawler Faithfull.

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