Archbishop Francesco Satolli appointed as the Vatican’s first Apostolic Delegate to the United States
miraculous cure at Lourdes of Father Cirette
Anti-Saloon League founded in United States
Diesel engine patented
first college basketball game
Ford Motor Company builds its first car
France conquers Vietnam
Labour Party formed in the United Kingdom
Mahatma Gandhi commits his first act of civil disobedience
New York Stock Exchange crashes
New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to grant women the vote; Colorado becomes the first state to do so
overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii
Sherlock Holmes ‘dies’ at Reichenbach Falls
Thomas Edison builds the first movie studio
World Parliament of Religions meets in Chicago
World’s Fair opens in Chicago