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<blockquote data-quote="canon" data-source="post: 159327" data-attributes="member: 8423"><p>It's a huge deal. For kicks, here's some things that were also going on in 1907 when those first bicycles were carrying packages.</p><p></p><p><strong>January 1</strong> President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day </p><p></p><p><strong>January 4 </strong>George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London </p><p></p><p><strong>January 12</strong> Britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal </p><p></p><p><strong>January 15</strong> 3-element vacuum tube patented by Dr. Lee De Forest </p><p></p><p><strong>January 15</strong> Gold dental inlays 1st described by Wm Taggart, who invented them</p><p> </p><p><strong>January 23 </strong> Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes 1st Native American U.S. senator </p><p></p><p><strong>January 25</strong> Julia Ward Howe is 1st woman elected to National Inst of Arts and Letters </p><p></p><p><strong>January 26</strong> 1st federal corrupt election practices law passed</p><p> </p><p><strong>January 26</strong> J M Synge's "Playboy of Western World" opens; police are called </p><p></p><p><strong>February 11</strong> De Master's Dutch government resigns </p><p></p><p><strong>February 11</strong> Passenger ship Larchmont sinks by Block Island, 322 die</p><p> </p><p><strong>February 13</strong> English suffragettes storm British Parliament and 60 women are arrested</p><p> </p><p><strong>February 14</strong> 1st U.S. fox hound association forms in New York City </p><p></p><p><strong>February 21</strong> SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Netherlands (142 dead) </p><p></p><p><strong>February 22</strong> 1st cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London </p><p></p><p><strong>February 25</strong> George Bernard Shaw's "Philanderer," premieres in London </p><p></p><p><strong>February 25</strong> U.S. proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic</p><p> </p><p><strong>February 26</strong> Royal Oil and Shell merge to form British Petroleum (BP) </p><p></p><p><strong>February 26</strong> U.S. Congress raised their own salaries to $7,500 </p><p> </p><p><strong>March 2</strong> Georges Feydeaus' "La Puce l'Oreille," premieres in Paris</p><p> </p><p><strong>March 5</strong> 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired</p><p> </p><p><strong>March 9</strong> 1st involuntary sterilization law enacted, Indiana </p><p></p><p><strong>March 9</strong> Lady Gregory's "Rising of the Moon," premieres in Dublin</p><p> </p><p><strong>March 15</strong> Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote</p><p></p><p><strong>March 19</strong> 18.8 center manager precipitation at Lewer's Ranch, Nevada (state record) </p><p></p><p><strong>March 21</strong> U.S. invades Honduras</p><p> </p><p><strong>March 31</strong> Romanian Army puts down Moldavian farmers' revolt</p><p> </p><p><strong>April 11</strong> New York Giant Roger Bresnahan becomes 1st catcher to wear shin guards</p><p> </p><p><strong>April 12</strong> Belgium government of De Stain de Naeyer, resigns </p><p></p><p><strong>April 17</strong> Ellis Island, New York - 11,745 immigrants arrive </p><p></p><p><strong>April 18</strong> Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in New York City</p><p> </p><p><strong>April 18</strong> Fairmont Hotel opens</p><p> </p><p><strong>April 19</strong> 11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24 </p><p></p><p><strong>April 26</strong> Jamestown, Virginia Tercentenary Exposition opens </p><p></p><p><strong>May 1</strong> Belgium government of De Trooz forms </p><p></p><p><strong>May 1</strong> Indian Mine Laws passes (concessions from Neth-Indies)</p><p> </p><p><strong>May 2</strong> Belgium Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government</p><p> </p><p><strong>May 6</strong> 33rd Kentucky Derby: Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in 2:12.6</p><p></p><p><strong>May 7</strong> Charles Collier wins 1st Isle of Man TT Race: (38.22 mph)</p><p> </p><p><strong>May 8</strong> Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cin Reds, 6-0</p><p> </p><p><strong>May 8</strong> Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title</p><p></p><p><strong>May 10</strong> Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris </p><p></p><p><strong>May 11</strong> Bank of San Francisco incorporated</p><p> </p><p><strong>May 21</strong> 32nd Preakness: G Mountain aboard Don Enrique wins in 1:45.4</p><p> </p><p><strong>May 22</strong> Albert Trott takes two hat-tricks in an innings, Mddx vs. Somerset </p><p></p><p><strong>May 26</strong> Chicago White Sox Ed Walsh no-hits New York Highlanders, 8-1 in 5 inning game </p><p></p><p><strong>May 27</strong> Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Francisco </p><p></p><p><strong>May 28</strong> Auto-Cycle Union Tourist Trophy, 1st held</p><p> </p><p><strong>May 30</strong> 41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins</p><p> </p><p><strong>May 31</strong> Taxis 1st began running in New York City </p><p></p><p><strong>June 1</strong> -27 degrees friend (-33 degrees C), Sarmiento, Argentina (South American record) </p><p></p><p><strong>June 4</strong> Automatic washer and dryer introduced </p><p><strong>June 5</strong> Automatic washer and dryer are introduced</p><p> </p><p><strong>June 11</strong> Northants all out for 12 vs. Gloucestershire </p><p></p><p><strong>June 12</strong> Yanks commit 11 errors and lose 14-6 to Tigers</p><p> </p><p><strong>June 13</strong> Lowest temp ever in 48 U.S. states for June, 2 degrees friend in Tamarack California</p><p> </p><p><strong>June 14</strong> Government of Transvaal sends home 50,000 Chinese day workers </p><p></p><p><strong>June 14</strong> Norway restricts woman's voting rights</p><p> </p><p><strong>June 15</strong> 44 nations meet in 2nd Hague Peace Conference</p><p> </p><p><strong>June 20</strong> 1st Portland Rose festival</p><p> </p><p><strong>June 21</strong> 13th U.S. Golf Open: Alec Ross shoots a 302 at Philadelphia Cricket Club PA</p><p> </p><p><strong>June 21</strong> E. W. Scripps founded United Press</p><p> </p><p><strong>June 26</strong> Bolsheviks overthrows transport in Tiflis</p><p> </p><p><strong>June 28</strong> Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey</p><p> </p><p><strong>July 1</strong> World's 1st air force established in the U.S. Army</p><p> </p><p><strong>July 3</strong> Pope decree forbids modernization of theology</p><p> </p><p><strong>July 4 </strong> Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title</p><p> </p><p><strong>July 8</strong> Florenz Ziegfeld staged 1st 'Follies' on New York Theater roof</p><p> </p><p><strong>July 18</strong> Florenz Ziegfeld's "Follies of 1907," premieres in New York City</p><p> </p><p><strong>July 18</strong> French troops occupy Casablanca</p><p> </p><p><strong>July 23</strong> 7th Davis Cup: Australasia beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)</p><p> </p><p><strong>July 29 </strong> Sir Robert Baden-Powell forms Boy Scouts in England</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 1</strong> Bank of Italy opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street, SF</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 1</strong> Signal Corps of U.S. Army starts aircraft division</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 2</strong> Walter Johnson, 19, debuts with Washington and loses 3-2 to Detroit</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 7</strong> Walter Johnson wins 1st of his 416 wins, 7-2 over Cleveland</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 10</strong> Prince Scipone Borchesi wins Beijing to Paris, 7,500 mile auto rally</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 11</strong> St. Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 14</strong> "Ha-Tikva" adopted as official Zionist hymn</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 16</strong> Abd al-Hafid proclaims himself sultan of Morocco</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 17</strong> Bishop forbids Christian membership in Dutch Textile Union</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 22</strong> Colin Buchanan, town planner</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 22</strong> Cyril Astley Clarke, British geneticist</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 23</strong> Pitts Howie Camnitz no-hits New York Giants, 1-0 in 5 inning game</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 26</strong> Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 sec</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: Red"><strong>August 28</strong> United Parcel Service begins service, in Seattle</span></p><p> </p><p><strong>August 31</strong> Britain and Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia and Tibet</p><p> </p><p><strong>August 31</strong> England, Russia and France form Triple Entente</p><p> </p><p><strong>September 7</strong> Sutro's ornate Cliff House in San Francisco destroyed by fire</p><p> </p><p><strong>September 8</strong> Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism) </p><p></p><p><strong>September 12</strong> Lusitania arrives in New York City after 5 day crossing of Atlantic (record)</p><p> </p><p><strong>September 23</strong> Proclamation sets fineness and weight of silver and bronze coins of Canada</p><p> </p><p><strong>September 26</strong> NZ declares independence from UK</p><p> </p><p><strong>September 29</strong> Construction begins on Washington National Cathedral</p><p> </p><p><strong>September 30</strong> Cards Ed Konetchy steals home twice and Joe Delahanty also steals home for record 3 steals of home (vs Boston)</p><p> </p><p><strong>October 1</strong> Plaza Hotel (5th Av and 59th Str, New York) opens</p><p> </p><p><strong>October 2</strong> Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants </p><p> </p><p><strong>October 5</strong> Philadelphia A's Rube Vickers no-hits Washington Senators, 4-0 in 5 inning game</p><p> </p><p><strong>October 7</strong> France's Henry Farman flies 30m in a double decker plane</p><p> </p><p><strong>October 12</strong> Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series</p><p> </p><p><strong>October 16</strong> Belasco Theater opens at 111 W 44th St. New York City</p><p> </p><p><strong>October 19</strong> 1st printing of Dutch Tribune (Wijnkoop/Van Ravesteyn/Ceton)</p><p> </p><p><strong>October 22</strong> Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum and Bailey circus</p><p> </p><p><strong>October 25</strong> Frederik of Oaths disbands mental home colony Walden</p><p> </p><p><strong>November 2</strong> Ottawa Mint Proclamation is published</p><p> </p><p><strong>November 7</strong> Dynamite explodes on locomotive kills engineer Jesus Garcia in Mexico</p><p> </p><p><strong>November 7</strong> Test tokens are struck in 1st production of Canadian coins</p><p> </p><p><strong>November 13</strong> French cyclist Paul Cornu flies 1st helicopter (twin rotor)</p><p> </p><p><strong>November 16</strong> Oklahoma becomes 46th state</p><p> </p><p><strong>November 30</strong> Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle</p><p> </p><p><strong>December 2</strong> English Professional Football Player's Association forms</p><p> </p><p><strong>December 2</strong> Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title</p><p></p><p><strong>December 6</strong> Coal mine explosions in Monongah, WV, kills 361</p><p> </p><p><strong>December 7</strong> Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring</p><p> </p><p><strong>December 9</strong> 1st Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington Del post office)</p><p> </p><p><strong>December 10</strong> Ruyard Kipling receives Nobel prize for literature</p><p> </p><p><strong>December 16</strong> Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Brooklyn Navy Yard New York)</p><p> </p><p><strong>December 16</strong> Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on it's World Cruise </p><p></p><p><strong>December 17</strong> Ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan</p><p> </p><p><strong>December 19</strong> 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Penn</p><p> </p><p><strong>December 19</strong> Gas explosion at Jacobs Creek Pa, coal mine kills 239</p><p> </p><p><strong>December 20</strong> Explosion at Yolande Alabama, coal mine kills 91</p><p> </p><p><strong>December 21</strong> Dutch government of De Master falls due to war budget </p><p> </p><p><strong>December 23</strong> 1st all-steel passengar railroad coach completed, Altoona, Pa </p><p></p><p><strong>December 30</strong> Abraham Mills' commission declares Abner Doubleday invented baseball </p><p></p><p><strong>December 31</strong> For 1st time a ball drops at Times Square to signal new year</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="canon, post: 159327, member: 8423"] It's a huge deal. For kicks, here's some things that were also going on in 1907 when those first bicycles were carrying packages. [B]January 1[/B] President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day [B]January 4 [/B]George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London [B]January 12[/B] Britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal [B]January 15[/B] 3-element vacuum tube patented by Dr. Lee De Forest [B]January 15[/B] Gold dental inlays 1st described by Wm Taggart, who invented them [B]January 23 [/B] Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes 1st Native American U.S. senator [B]January 25[/B] Julia Ward Howe is 1st woman elected to National Inst of Arts and Letters [B]January 26[/B] 1st federal corrupt election practices law passed [B]January 26[/B] J M Synge's "Playboy of Western World" opens; police are called [B]February 11[/B] De Master's Dutch government resigns [B]February 11[/B] Passenger ship Larchmont sinks by Block Island, 322 die [B]February 13[/B] English suffragettes storm British Parliament and 60 women are arrested [B]February 14[/B] 1st U.S. fox hound association forms in New York City [B]February 21[/B] SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Netherlands (142 dead) [B]February 22[/B] 1st cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London [B]February 25[/B] George Bernard Shaw's "Philanderer," premieres in London [B]February 25[/B] U.S. proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic [B]February 26[/B] Royal Oil and Shell merge to form British Petroleum (BP) [B]February 26[/B] U.S. Congress raised their own salaries to $7,500 [B]March 2[/B] Georges Feydeaus' "La Puce l'Oreille," premieres in Paris [B]March 5[/B] 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired [B]March 9[/B] 1st involuntary sterilization law enacted, Indiana [B]March 9[/B] Lady Gregory's "Rising of the Moon," premieres in Dublin [B]March 15[/B] Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote [B]March 19[/B] 18.8 center manager precipitation at Lewer's Ranch, Nevada (state record) [B]March 21[/B] U.S. invades Honduras [B]March 31[/B] Romanian Army puts down Moldavian farmers' revolt [B]April 11[/B] New York Giant Roger Bresnahan becomes 1st catcher to wear shin guards [B]April 12[/B] Belgium government of De Stain de Naeyer, resigns [B]April 17[/B] Ellis Island, New York - 11,745 immigrants arrive [B]April 18[/B] Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in New York City [B]April 18[/B] Fairmont Hotel opens [B]April 19[/B] 11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24 [B]April 26[/B] Jamestown, Virginia Tercentenary Exposition opens [B]May 1[/B] Belgium government of De Trooz forms [B]May 1[/B] Indian Mine Laws passes (concessions from Neth-Indies) [B]May 2[/B] Belgium Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government [B]May 6[/B] 33rd Kentucky Derby: Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in 2:12.6 [B]May 7[/B] Charles Collier wins 1st Isle of Man TT Race: (38.22 mph) [B]May 8[/B] Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cin Reds, 6-0 [B]May 8[/B] Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title [B]May 10[/B] Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris [B]May 11[/B] Bank of San Francisco incorporated [B]May 21[/B] 32nd Preakness: G Mountain aboard Don Enrique wins in 1:45.4 [B]May 22[/B] Albert Trott takes two hat-tricks in an innings, Mddx vs. Somerset [B]May 26[/B] Chicago White Sox Ed Walsh no-hits New York Highlanders, 8-1 in 5 inning game [B]May 27[/B] Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Francisco [B]May 28[/B] Auto-Cycle Union Tourist Trophy, 1st held [B]May 30[/B] 41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins [B]May 31[/B] Taxis 1st began running in New York City [B]June 1[/B] -27 degrees friend (-33 degrees C), Sarmiento, Argentina (South American record) [B]June 4[/B] Automatic washer and dryer introduced [B]June 5[/B] Automatic washer and dryer are introduced [B]June 11[/B] Northants all out for 12 vs. Gloucestershire [B]June 12[/B] Yanks commit 11 errors and lose 14-6 to Tigers [B]June 13[/B] Lowest temp ever in 48 U.S. states for June, 2 degrees friend in Tamarack California [B]June 14[/B] Government of Transvaal sends home 50,000 Chinese day workers [B]June 14[/B] Norway restricts woman's voting rights [B]June 15[/B] 44 nations meet in 2nd Hague Peace Conference [B]June 20[/B] 1st Portland Rose festival [B]June 21[/B] 13th U.S. Golf Open: Alec Ross shoots a 302 at Philadelphia Cricket Club PA [B]June 21[/B] E. W. Scripps founded United Press [B]June 26[/B] Bolsheviks overthrows transport in Tiflis [B]June 28[/B] Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey [B]July 1[/B] World's 1st air force established in the U.S. Army [B]July 3[/B] Pope decree forbids modernization of theology [B]July 4 [/B] Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title [B]July 8[/B] Florenz Ziegfeld staged 1st 'Follies' on New York Theater roof [B]July 18[/B] Florenz Ziegfeld's "Follies of 1907," premieres in New York City [B]July 18[/B] French troops occupy Casablanca [B]July 23[/B] 7th Davis Cup: Australasia beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2) [B]July 29 [/B] Sir Robert Baden-Powell forms Boy Scouts in England [B]August 1[/B] Bank of Italy opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street, SF [B]August 1[/B] Signal Corps of U.S. Army starts aircraft division [B]August 2[/B] Walter Johnson, 19, debuts with Washington and loses 3-2 to Detroit [B]August 7[/B] Walter Johnson wins 1st of his 416 wins, 7-2 over Cleveland [B]August 10[/B] Prince Scipone Borchesi wins Beijing to Paris, 7,500 mile auto rally [B]August 11[/B] St. Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn [B]August 14[/B] "Ha-Tikva" adopted as official Zionist hymn [B]August 16[/B] Abd al-Hafid proclaims himself sultan of Morocco [B]August 17[/B] Bishop forbids Christian membership in Dutch Textile Union [B]August 22[/B] Colin Buchanan, town planner [B]August 22[/B] Cyril Astley Clarke, British geneticist [B]August 23[/B] Pitts Howie Camnitz no-hits New York Giants, 1-0 in 5 inning game [B]August 26[/B] Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 sec [COLOR="Red"][B]August 28[/B] United Parcel Service begins service, in Seattle[/COLOR] [B]August 31[/B] Britain and Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia and Tibet [B]August 31[/B] England, Russia and France form Triple Entente [B]September 7[/B] Sutro's ornate Cliff House in San Francisco destroyed by fire [B]September 8[/B] Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism) [B]September 12[/B] Lusitania arrives in New York City after 5 day crossing of Atlantic (record) [B]September 23[/B] Proclamation sets fineness and weight of silver and bronze coins of Canada [B]September 26[/B] NZ declares independence from UK [B]September 29[/B] Construction begins on Washington National Cathedral [B]September 30[/B] Cards Ed Konetchy steals home twice and Joe Delahanty also steals home for record 3 steals of home (vs Boston) [B]October 1[/B] Plaza Hotel (5th Av and 59th Str, New York) opens [B]October 2[/B] Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants [B]October 5[/B] Philadelphia A's Rube Vickers no-hits Washington Senators, 4-0 in 5 inning game [B]October 7[/B] France's Henry Farman flies 30m in a double decker plane [B]October 12[/B] Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series [B]October 16[/B] Belasco Theater opens at 111 W 44th St. New York City [B]October 19[/B] 1st printing of Dutch Tribune (Wijnkoop/Van Ravesteyn/Ceton) [B]October 22[/B] Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum and Bailey circus [B]October 25[/B] Frederik of Oaths disbands mental home colony Walden [B]November 2[/B] Ottawa Mint Proclamation is published [B]November 7[/B] Dynamite explodes on locomotive kills engineer Jesus Garcia in Mexico [B]November 7[/B] Test tokens are struck in 1st production of Canadian coins [B]November 13[/B] French cyclist Paul Cornu flies 1st helicopter (twin rotor) [B]November 16[/B] Oklahoma becomes 46th state [B]November 30[/B] Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle [B]December 2[/B] English Professional Football Player's Association forms [B]December 2[/B] Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title [B]December 6[/B] Coal mine explosions in Monongah, WV, kills 361 [B]December 7[/B] Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring [B]December 9[/B] 1st Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington Del post office) [B]December 10[/B] Ruyard Kipling receives Nobel prize for literature [B]December 16[/B] Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Brooklyn Navy Yard New York) [B]December 16[/B] Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on it's World Cruise [B]December 17[/B] Ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan [B]December 19[/B] 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Penn [B]December 19[/B] Gas explosion at Jacobs Creek Pa, coal mine kills 239 [B]December 20[/B] Explosion at Yolande Alabama, coal mine kills 91 [B]December 21[/B] Dutch government of De Master falls due to war budget [B]December 23[/B] 1st all-steel passengar railroad coach completed, Altoona, Pa [B]December 30[/B] Abraham Mills' commission declares Abner Doubleday invented baseball [B]December 31[/B] For 1st time a ball drops at Times Square to signal new year [/QUOTE]
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