January 1 1st Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California, University of Michigan - 49, Sanford - 0 January 1 Nathan Stubblefield makes 1st public demonstration of radio, Penn January 3 Reg Duff 104 on Test debut, vs. England at MCG January 4 Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick vs. England at the MCG January 8 1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill) January 10 Alphons Diepenbrock's "Te Deum" premieres (Amsterdam) January 13 Textile workers strike in Enschede Netherlands till June 1 January 23 Winnipeg Victorias sweep Toronto Wellingtons in 2 for Stanley Cup January 24 Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA January 25 Aleksandr Skriabin's 2nd Symphony in C premieres in St. Petersburg January 27 5 workers killed on explosion during IRT subway construction (New York City) January 28 Carnegie Institute founded in Washington D.C. February 1 China's empress Tzu-hsi forbids binding woman's feet February 1 Hermann Sudermanns "Es lebe das Leben," premieres in Berlin February 6 Young Women's Hebrew Association organizes in New York City February 11 Police beats up universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels February 15 Underground railway (U-Bahn) February 18 Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo February 20 Heavy surf breaks over Seal Rocks and damages Sutro Baths, San Francisco February 21 Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1st U.S. brain surgeon, does his 1st brain operation February 24 Battle at Yzer Spruit: Boer general De la Rey beats British February 28 Jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo March 2 Jimmy Collins, leaves Boston Beaneaters (NL) club to manage AL's new Boston Somersets March 4 American Automobile Association, AAA, founded in Cleveland, Ohio March 6 Census Bureau forms March 7 Boers beat British troop in Tweebosch Transvaal March 8 1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 2nd Symphony March 9 Composer Gustav Mahler marries Alma Schindler in Vienna March 10 Earthquake destroys Turkish city of Tochangri March 17 Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winnipeg Victorias, 2 games to 1 March 18 Enrico Caruso becomes 1st well-known performer to make a record March 18 Schonberg's "Verklarte Nacht," premieres in Vienna March 25 Irving W. Colburn patents sheet glass drawing machine March 28 27.9 cm precipitation at McMinnville, Tennessee (state record) April 2 1st motion picture theater opens in Los Angeles April 2 Soccer team MVV '02 forms in Maastricht April 4 Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund forms with $10 million April 5 Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte," premieres in Paris April 5 Soccer match riot between Scotland and England kills 25 April 7 Texas Oil Company, Texaco, forms April 11 Battle at Rooiwal, South Africa April 13 J C Penney opens his 1st store in Kemmerer, Wyoming April 14 Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium April 15 Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Church in US" April 18 Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals April 19 6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor of New York in 2:43:12 April 20 Marie and Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium April 25 Erwin Harvey becomes 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game April 30 Debussy's opera "Pelleas et Melissande," premieres in Paris May 2 1st science fiction film released, A Trip To The Moon May 3 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75 May 6 British SS Camorta sinks off Rangoon; 739 die May 6 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" May 6 Zulu assault at Holkrantz South Africa May 7 Soufriere volcano on St. Vincent kills 2-5,000 May 8 Mount Pelee erupts, wipes out St. Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000 May 15 Lyman Gilmore is 1st person to fly a powered craft May 15 Portugal bankrupt by revolt in Angola May 16 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3 May 19 Great Britain and Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria May 20 Cuba gains independence from Spain May 20 U.S. military occupation of Cuba (since Jan 1, 1899) ends May 22 36th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6 May 24 Cleveland's Bill Bradley is 1st ALer to hit a home run run in 4 consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 1918 May 24 Empire Day 1st celebrated in Britain May 27 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8 May 29 Dutch State Mine law forms May 31 Australia Cricket all out 36 vs. England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever May 31 Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal June 1 Blue-White United soccer team of Amsterdam forms June 2 2nd statewide initiative and referendum law adopted, in Oregon June 9 1st Automat restaurant opens, 818 Chestnut St, Philadelphia June 10 Patent for window envelope granted to H F Callahan June 13 Prussian Upper house gives 350 million marks to Poland June 15 Canada's Maritime Provinces switch from Eastern to Atlantic time June 15 Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game June 23 Gioacchino Rossini's unveils monument to Santa-Croce June 26 Order of Merit instituted by King Edward VII June 26 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 3 Garidebs" June 28 Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin June 28 U.S. buys concession to build Panama canal from French for $40 million June 30 Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive home runs in same inning July 1 Ranji (230) and Newham (153) add 344 for 7th wkt, Sussex vs. Essex July 1 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" July 2 John McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years) July 3 Excelsior soccer team forms in Rotterdam July 5 Australia won the one and only Test Cricket played at Sheffield July 8 John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck Baltimore and Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles July 11 British premier Lord Salisbury resigns July 12 Australian parliament agrees to female suffrage July 15 Ranjitsinhji scores 180 before lunch, for Sussex vs. Surrey July 16 John McGraw named manager of New York Giants July 16 Test Cricket debut of K S Ranjitsinhji vs. Australia, at Old Trafford July 17 Orioles forfeit to St. Louis having only 5 players available to play they then forfeit their franchise back to the AL July 19 New York Giants lose their 1st game under new manager John McGraw July 24 Trumper a century before lunch 4th Test Cricket vs. England July 25 James J. Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 8 for heavyweight boxing title July 26 Australia beat England by 3 runs at Old Trafford July 29 Union of Orthodox Rabbis of U.S. and Canada forms July 30 Anti-Jewish rioters attack funeral procession of Rabbi Joseph (New York City) August 1 Building begins on Dutch public housing August 1 Mine accident in Wollongong, Australia, 100 die August 8 2nd Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in New York (3-2) August 9 Edward VII of England crowned after death of his mother Victoria August 13 England beat Australia by one wicket at The Oval Famous victory August 22 President Teddy Roosevelt became 1st U.S. chief executive to ride in a car August 31 Split skirt 1st worn by Mrs. Adolph Landeburg (horse rider) September 1 Tinker, Evers, and Chance appear together for 1st time September 3 Pittsburgh Pirates, win earliest pennent (full season) September 3 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Illustrious Client" September 10 Utrecht soccer team UVV forms September 17 U.S. protests anti-semitism in Romania September 20 Chicago White Sox Jim Callahan no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 September 24 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Red Circle" September 29 Impresario David Belasco opens his 1st Broadway theater October 10 S Afr's president Paul Kruger visits Utrecht October 11 8th U.S. Golf Open: Laurie Auchterlonie shoots a 307 at Garden City NY October 11 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket between South Africa and Australia October 11 Lawrence Auchterlonie wins U.S. Open golf tournament October 13 Arna W. Bontemps noted poet and librarian of Fisk University October 25 Maksin Gorki's "Na dne," premieres in Moscow October 25 Santa Maria Guatemala hit by Earthquake; about 6,000 die November 15 Leopold II, King of Belgium almost assassinated by Italian anarchist November 18 Brooklyn toymaker Morris Michton names teddy bear after Teddy Roosevelt November 20 Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race November 21 1st night football game, Philadelphia Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0 November 21 Baseball's Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies form pro football teams, joining Pitts Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League November 25 Franz Lehars opera "Wiener Fraueen," premieres in Vienna November 29 Gerhart Hauptmanns "Der arne Heinrich," premieres in Vienna December 2 Soccer team Go Ahead forms in Deventer December 8 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. became Associate Justice on Supreme Court December 9 AL announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY December 17 Frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin December 25 Clyde Fitch' "Girl with Green Eyes," premieres in New York City December 26 Most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) and Christy Williams (42) December 28 1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Philadelphia 6-0 (MSG, New York City) December 28 Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US December 31 Boers and British army sign peace treaty
