1908 Facts for Kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s – 1900s – 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years:	1905 1906 1907 – 1908 – 1909 1910 1911

1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Events

January 1 – A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time.
January 8 – A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City killing 17, injuring 38 and leading to increased demand for electric trains.
January 11 – Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
January 12 – A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
January 15 – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first Greek-letter organization by and for Black college women is established.
January 21 – New York City passes a law, the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for aliens to smoke in public only to be vetoed by the mayor.
January 24 – Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement.
February 1 – King Carlos I of Portugal and Crown Prince Luis are shot in Lisbon.
February 11 – Australia regain The Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory over England.
February 18 – Japanese immigration to USA forbidden.
Philippe's, a restaurant opens in Los Angeles.
St. Albans City F.C. founded.
Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian biologist, and Paul Ehrlich, Germany, won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine