January 1 Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) January 2 1st official Dutch 11 city skate (Minne Hoekstra in 13:50) January 5 Colombia recognizes Panama's independence January 9 Ernest Shackleton reaches 88 degrees 23' south January 14 Coop. Far. Central Management forms January 16 British explorer Ernest Shackleton finds magnetic south pole David, Mawson and Mackay reach south magnetic pole January 19 Eugene Walter's "Easiest Way," premieres in New York City January 22 Vassily Kandinsky forms Kunstlerverein in Munich January 23 1st radio rescue at sea January 25 Richard Strauss' premier of "Electricity" in Dresden January 28 U.S. military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time February 1 U.S. Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah opens February 2 Italian writer Marinetti publishes Futurist Manifest in Paris February 8 France and Germany sign treaty about Morocco February 9 1st federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium) 1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio February 12 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) forms Netherlands' SDAP suspends Marxist Tribune group (Gorter and Wijnkoop) Robert Fowler runs world record marathon (2:46:52.6) February 16 1st subway car with side doors goes into service in New York City Serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary February 18 Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps February 21 John Galsworthy's "Strife," premieres in London February 22 Great White Fleet, 1st U.S. fleet to circle the globe, returns to Virginia February 23 Russian tsar Nicolas II dissolves Finnish Diet March 1 1st U.S. university school of nursing established, University of Minnesota March 2 Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy asks Serbia to set no territorial demands March 3 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Wanderers, 8-3 March 4 President Taft inaugrated at 27th president during 10" snowstorm U.S. prohibits interstate transportation of game birds March 6 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Griselda," premieres in Vienna March 10 Jack Johnson fights Victor McLaglen to no decision in 6 for box title March 14 Amsterdam Social-Democratic Party (SDP) forms March 18 Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast March 21 Moran and MacFarland (U.S.) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin) March 26 August Strindberg's "Bjalb-jarle-ti," premieres in Stockholm March 30 Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan and Queens March 31 Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his 1st time April 6 1st credit union forms in US North Pole reached by Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson April 12 Philadelphia's Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium) opens April 14 Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London April 15 Mien Wenneker, Dutch prince Henry's lover, weds Uncle Cornelis Abbo New York Giant Red Ames 2nd no-hitter, loses in 13 on a 7 hitter to Dodgers April 18 Joan of Arc declared a saint April 19 13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud of New Hampshire in 2:53:36.8 April 24 Harry Hillman and Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds April 27 Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II is overthrown May 1 Netherlands begins unity with Belgium May 2 Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs May 3 35th Kentucky Derby: Vincent Powers on Wintergreen wins in 2:08.2 May 7 Construction begins on first 100 houses in Ahuzat Bayit (Tel Aviv) May 8 Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) Frederick Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31) May 10 Winchester's Fred Toney no-hits Lexington for 17 inning May 12 34th Preakness: Willie Doyle aboard Effendi wins in 1:39.8 May 13 Christian National Labor Workers (CNV) party begins in Netherlands May 17 White firemen on Georgia RR strike to protest hiring blacks May 19 Jack Johnson fights Jack O'Brien to no decision in 6 for boxing title May 22 1st San Francisco fireboat, David Scannell, launched May 24 Bristol University granted Royal Charter May 29 Frank "Home Run" Baker's 1st career home run May 30 Reuben Siegel laid cornerstone of 1st home in Tel-Aviv May 31 1st NAACP conference (United Charities Building, New York City) June 1 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opens in Seattle June 2 43rd Belmont: Eddie Dugan aboard Joe Madden wins in 2:21.6 June 7 Cleveland Industrial Exposition opens June 12 "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones and Billy Murray hits #1 June 16 1st U.S. airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals June 18 Nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women June 20 1st balloon honeymoon (Roger Burham and Eleanor Waring) June 23 Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections June 24 15th U.S. Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood Golf Club New Jersey June 25 George Sargent wins U.S. Open golf tournament June 26 23rd U.S. Womens Tennis: H Hotchkiss beats Maud Barger-Wallach (60 61) Victoria and Albert Museum opens in London June 27 23rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61) Etten-Leur 1st airplane flight in Netherlands (Belgium count De Lambert) June 28 1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens June 30 Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to no decision in 6 for hw boxing title July 8 1st pro baseball game, minor league, played under lights July 12 16th Amendment approved, power to tax incomes July 14 Germany chancellor Bernhard von Bulow resigns July 15 Ty Cobb hits 2 inside-the-park home runs July 16 Detroit and Washington play longest scoreless game in AL history-18 innings July 19 Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball executes an unassisted triple play July 24 Bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pittsburgh Pirates July 25 France's Louis Bleriot, makes 1st airplane flight across English Channel July 27 Orville Wright tests 1st U.S. Army airplane, flying 1h12m40s July 30 John A. Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League Wright Brothers deliver 1st military plane to the army July 31 Bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th August 1 British SS Waratah disappears on Sydney to London, 300 killed August 2 1st Lincoln head pennies minted Army Air Corps formed as Army takes 1st delivery from Wright Brothers August 4 Ump Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call, this leads to Hurst's banishment August 7 U.S. issues 1st Lincoln penny August 10 Algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins August 11 Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call SOS 1st used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC Warren Bardsley (136 and 130) 1st to get twin tons in a Test August 19 Indianapolis 500 race track opens August 24 Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal August 26 Frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 and 13-67 for Middlesex vs. Gloucs Middlesex beat Gloucs (Bristol) by Inn and 31 in a single day August 27 Jack Chesbro's final Yankee game August 29 AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m World's 1st air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtiss (USA) wins August 31 A. J. Reach Co. patents cork-centered baseball Thure Johnstown wins Stockholm marathon (2:40:34.2) September 2 English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill September 6 Word received, Admiral Peary discovers North Pole 5 months earlier September 9 Jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision in 10 for boxing title September 11 Max Wolf rediscovers Halley's comet September 13 Ty Cobb clinches AL home run title with his 9th home run (all inside-the-park) September 18 Largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det September 25 Hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in N.Y. September 27 29th U.S. Mens Tennis: W A Larned beats W J Clothier (61 62 57 16 61) October 2 1st rugby match (Twickenham) October 8 Chicago Cubs beat New York Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant October 9 Ty Cobb steals home in World Series game October 14 Pirates beat Tigers, 5-4, forces 1st full 7 game world series October 16 Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in 12 for heavyweight boxing title Pirates beat Tigers 4 games to 3 in 6th World Series October 18 Comte de Lambert of France sets airplane altitude record of 300 m November 4 Opera "Il Segreto di Susanna" is produced (Munich) November 7 Knights and Ladies of St. Peter Claver organizes in Mobile Alabama November 11 Construction of Navy base at Pearl Harbor begins J. M. Synge's "Tinker's Wedding," premieres in London November 13 259 miners die in a fire at St. Paul Mine at Cherry Ill Ben Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game November 16 EVV Eindhoven soccer team forms November 18 U.S. invades Nicaragua, later overthrows President Zelaya November 19 Former Dutch premier Abraham Kuyper denies corruption November 20 Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game November 23 7.17" (18.2 cm) of rainfall, Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho (state rec) Wright Brothers forms million dollar corp to manufacture airplanes December 1 1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa 1st Israeli kibbutz founded, Deganya Alef December 4 1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6 December 7 Leo Baekeland, Yonkers, patents 1st thermosetting plastic (Bakelite) December 8 Bird banding society found December 9 1st U.S. monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island, New York) December 11 Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000 Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, New York City December 15 Thomas J Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League December 16 U.S. pressure forces Nicaraguan President Jose Santos Zelaya from office December 17 Leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels December 21 1st junior high school established (Berkeley California) Clyde Fitch' "City," premieres in New York City University of Coopenhagen rejects Cook's claim that he was 1st to North Pole December 23 Albert becomes king of Belgians
