A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City’s East River kills 1,000. The tragic fire aboard the steamboat *SS General Slocum*…
Tag: 1904
4 May 1904
The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal has a long and complex history shaped by ambition, engineering challenges, and geopolitics….
8 April 1904
The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale. The Entente Cordiale was a series of agreements…
7 January 1904
The distress signal “CQD” is established only to be replaced two years later by “SOS”. The distress signal CQD is one of the earliest internationally…
21 May 1904
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the global governing body for association…
21 May 1904
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the global governing body of soccer…
21 May 1904
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the international governing body for the sport…
7 February 1904
A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
21 May 1904
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association was founded in the rear of the headquarters…