January 1 Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs January 2 1st junior high schools in U.S. opens (Berkeley California) January 3 British miners strike for 8 hour working day January 7 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators sweep Galt (Ont) in 2 games January 10 1st international air meet in U.S. held, in LA January 10 Lunt-Fontanne Theater (Globe) opens at 205 W 46th St. New York City January 13 JM Synge's "Deirdre of the Sorrows," premieres in Dublin January 19 Germany and Bolivia ends commerce/friendship treaty January 19 National Institute of Arts and Letters incorporated by Congress January 20 Ottawa Senators sweep Edmonton in 2 for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1910) January 21 British-Russian military intervention in Persia January 22 Opera "Germania," premieres in New York City January 25 1st stumping by a 12th man in Tests (N C Tufnell, SAf vs. Eng) January 25 Children initiate idea of planting trees in Jerusalem January 26 Heavy rains cause floods in Paris February 1 1st British labour exchange opens February 1 Dragoumis government forms in Greece February 7 Edmond Rostand's "Chantecler," premieres in Paris February 8 Boy Scouts of America incorporated and chartered (William D. Boyce - Chicago) February 19 English premiere of Richard Strauss' "Elektra" February 21 John Galsworthy's "Justice," premieres in London February 23 1st radio contest held (Philadelphia) February 23 George Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance," premieres in London February 25 Dali Lama flees Tibet from Chinese troop to British-Indies March 1 3 passenger trains buried at Steven's Pass in Cascade Range. 118 die. Worst snow slide in U.S. history March 2 2 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington Washington, 118 die March 5 Ramon Inclan's "La Farsa Infantil de la Cabeza del Dragon," premieres March 5 Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1 March 8 Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris is 1st licensed female pilot March 10 China ends slavery March 10 Pittsburgh Courier, begins publishing March 11 Jack Hobbs 1st Test ton (187 vs. SAfr), his only Test hit wicket March 12 Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3 March 16 Barney Oldfield sets land speed record of 131.7 mph at Daytona March 17 DHC soccer team forms in Delft, Netherlands March 18 1st opera by an U.S. composer (Converse) performed at the Met, New York City March 23 1st race at Los Angeles Motordrome (1st U.S. auto speedway) March 24 83 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March March 25 Chalmers Auto Co offers a new car to each leagues' batting champ March 26 U.S. forbid immigration to criminals, anarchists, paupers and the sick March 26 William H. Lewis appointed asst attorney general of U.S. March 28 1st seaplane, takes off from water at Martinques France (Henri Fabre) April 1 Dumitru Dan (Romania) completes a 62,137 mile (100,000 m) walk April 3 Highest mountain in North America, Alaska's Mount McKinley climbed April 14 President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day April 15 Taft is 1st President to throw out a 1st ball at a baseball game April 19 14th Boston Marathon won by Fred Cameron of Canada in 2:28:52.4 April 19 Halley's comet seen by naked eye 1st time this trip (Curacao) April 20 Cleveland Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0 April 20 Halley's Comet passes 29th recorded perihelion at 87.9 million km April 21 Cleveland Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Detroit Tigers 5-0 April 23 International Exhibition opens in Brussels April 24 German Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms April 27 Belgian parliament rejects socialist motion for general voting rights April 28 1st night air flight (Claude Grahame-White, England) April 29 Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt visits Amsterdam April 30 Cleveland Indian Addie Joss wins 2nd no-hitter beating White Sox May 4 Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent May 4 Canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy May 4 Tel Aviv founded May 6 King George V ascends to British throne May 7 35th Preakness: R Estep aboard Layminster wins in 1:40.6 May 10 1st aircraft air display held (Hendon, England) May 10 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4 May 10 Comet Halley's closest approach to Earth in 1910 pass May 11 Montana's Glacier National Park forms May 12 2nd NAACP conference (New York City) May 12 Phil A's Chief Bender no-hits Cleveland Indians, 4-0 May 14 Canada authorizes issuing of silver dollar coins May 16 U.S. Bureau of Mines forms May 17 Canada sets the designs for the 1 cent -50 cent coins May 18 Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic May 20 Funeral for Britain's King Edward VII May 29 Pope's encyclical on Editae Saepe, against church reformers May 30 44th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2:22 May 31 Cape of Good Hope becomes part of Union of South Africa May 31 Glenn Curtiss flies from Albany to New York City May 31 Union of South Africa declares independence from U.K. June 1 South Carolina Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede June 2 1st roundtrip flight over English Channel, C S Rolls, England June 2 Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea June 9 Passenger on SS Arawatta throws bottle with note overboard, found June 6, 1983 in Queensland June 12 PEC soccer team forms in Zwolle June 13 Pilot Charles Hamilton makes 1st 1-day round-trip from New York to Philadelphia June 13 William D. Crum, a South Carolina physician, appointed minister to Liberia June 18 16th U.S. Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 298 at Philadelphia Cricket Club PA June 19 1st airship in service "Germany" June 19 Father's Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Wash) June 20 "Krazy Kat" comic strip by George Herriman debuts in New York Journal June 22 1st Zeppelin with passengers sets afloat June 24 50th British Golf Open: James Braid shoots a 299 at St. Andrews Scot June 25 Mann Act passed (no women across state lines for immoral purposes) June 26 1st federal corrupt election practices law passed June 26 24th U.S. Womens Tennis: H Hotchkiss Wightman beats L Hammond (64 62) June 26 Hazel Hotchkiss wins U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship June 30 Russia absorbs Finland July 1 Chicago's Comiskey Park opens - St. Louis Browns beat White Sox 2-0 July 1 Union of South Africa becomes a dominion July 1 White Sox Park (Comiskey Park) opens with 2-0 loss to Browns July 4 Jack Johnson KOs James J Jeffries in 15 for heavyweight boxing title July 9 Walter Brookins becomes 1st to pilot an airplane to 1 mile altitude July 10 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park opens, visiting Browns win 2-0 July 19 Cleveland Indian Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Washington 5-4 in 11 innings July 20 Former Dutch premier Abraham Kuyper acquitted of corruption July 24 Matador Juan Belmonte (18) kills his 1st bull July 29 JWEL Hilgers is 1st Dutchman to fly above Dutch territory July 31 Chicago Cub King Cole no-hits St. Louis, 4-0 in a 7 inning game July 31 Clement van Maasdijk gives flying demonstration August 4 A's Jack Coombs and White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie August 6 New York City Mayor Wm J Gaynor seriously wounded during assassination attempt August 9 Alva Fisher patents electric washing machine August 13 Dodgers and Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball and 1 hit by pitch August 14 6th International Congress of Esperantists held in Washington, D.C. August 20 U.S. supported opposition brings down Madriz in Nicaragua August 22 Japan annexes Korea after 5 years as a protectorate August 23 Fred Clarke makes a record 4 outfield assists for Pittsburgh August 25 30th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm Larned beats Thomas Bundy (61 57 60 68 61) August 27 Using 20, 137,000 candlepower arc lights, 2 amateur baseball teams play a night game at White Sox Park August 27 Washington Red Killefer sacrifices record 4 times against Detroit August 30 Yank Tom Hughes pitches 9 no-hit innings but loses to Cleveland 5-0 in 11 September 5 Jack Coombs begins a record streak of 53 shutout innings September 6 Saskatchewan (then Regina) Roughrider football club formed September 10 Great Idaho Fire destroys 3 million acres of timber September 11 1st commercially successful electric bus line opens (Hollywood) September 12 Gustav Mahlers 8th Symphony premieres in Munich with 1028 musicians September 12 World's 1st female cop, Alice Stebbins Wells, appointed (LAPD) September 13 Regina Rugby Club forms September 15 Boers and Afrikaners win 1st general elections in Union of South Africa September 18 25,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam for general male/female suffrage September 19 George Cohan's "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford," premieres in New York City September 22 England's 1st aircraft flight September 22 Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union forms September 27 1st test flight of a twin-engined airplane (France) October 1 Berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (1st state fair) October 1 Explosion at Los Angeles Times kills 21 October 1 Regina Rugby Club's 1st game, losing to Moose Jaw Tigers, 16-6 October 2 1st 2 aircraft collision (Milan Italy) October 2 Henry Wijnmalen flies to 2,800m altitude (world record) October 4 Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England October 5 Portugal overthrows monarchy, proclaims republic October 6 Braves beat Phillies 20-7 October 9 Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won October 18 Edward Forster publishes "Howards End" October 20 1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series October 20 Soccer team KFC forms in Alkmaar October 23 Blanche Scott became 1st woman solo a public airplane flight October 23 Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1 in 7th World Series October 23 Ritz Hotel in Madrid opens: 200 chambers/100 bathtubs October 29 Bob Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks record 11 singles in a game November 1 1st issue of "Crisis" published by editor W E B Du Bois November 4 Start of South Africa's 1st F-C game in Australia (vs. South Australia) It rained November 6 SDAP/NVV initiate campaign for general males/female suffrage November 8 1st Washington State election in which women could vote November 12 1st Movie stunt: man jumps into Hudson river from a burning balloon November 14 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va November 19 Ferenc Moln rs "Tester," premieres in Budapest November 20 Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero November 22 Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs November 26 2nd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Hamilton Tigers, 16-7 November 27 New Yorks's Penn Station opens as world's largest train station December 3 Neon lights, 1st publically seen (Paris Auto Show) December 9 French troops occupy Morrocan harbor city Agadir December 10 JD Van de Waals wins Nobel Prize for physics December 19 1st city ordinace requiring white and black residential areas (Balt) December 19 Rayon 1st commercially produced, Marcus Hook, Penn December 21 Explosion in coal mine in Hulton England, 344 mine workers dies December 22 U.S. postal savings stamps 1st issued December 24 Luisa Tetrazzini sings to 250,000 people at Lotta's Fountain December 28 Opera "Konigskinder" is produced (New York City) December 31 U.S. tobacco industry produced 9 billion cigarettes in 1910
