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September 22 – Atlanta race riot: Race riots in Atlanta, Georgia result in 27 people killed and the Black-owned business district severely damaged. September 24 – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower, Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
Historical events from year 1906. Learn about 206 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1906 or search by date or keyword.
Historical Events for the Year 1906. 1st January » Presidencies and provinces of British India or British India officially adopts the Indian Standard Time. 8th January » A landslide in Haverstraw (village), New York known as Haverstraw, New York, caused by the excavation of clay along the Hudson River, kills 20 people.
Highlights. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. Major Events. Feb 10 British battleship HMS Dreadnought launches after only 100 days, renders all other capital ships obsolete with its revolutionary design. San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Apr 18 San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% of the city.
18 de abr. de 2012 · Ruins of San Francisco after earthquake and fire, April 18 – 21, 1906. Photo by Lester C. Guernsey, 1906. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.05595. The devastation was overwhelming: Over 28,000 buildings were burned, and over 500 city blocks destroyed. An estimated 3,000 people lost their lives. More than 200,000 people were left homeless.
12 de abr. de 2024 · San Francisco earthquake of 1906, major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 that occurred on April 18, 1906, at 5:12 am off the northern California coast.
September 11 – Mahatma Gandhi coins the term Satyagraha, to characterize the nonviolence movement in South Africa. September 18 – A typhoon and tsunami kill an estimated 10,000 in Hong Kong. [4] September 30 – The first Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning is held, starting in Paris.
