The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day. Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor, served as the primary…
Tag: 1907
5 February 1907
Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world’s first synthetic plastic. Bakelite is a type of thermosetting plastic that was developed by…
31 December 1907
The first ever ball drop in Times Square. The ball drop in Times Square is a famous New Year’s Eve tradition that takes place in…
8 December 1907
King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne. King Gustaf V of Sweden was born Oscar Gustaf Adolf on June 16, 1858, in…
1 August 1907
The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement. The Brownsea Island Scout camp holds a significant…
6 January 1907
Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Montessori’]
14 June 1907
Norway gives women the right to vote. On 14 June 1907, Norway’s Storting demonstrated the difficulty faced by women’s suffrage advocates around the world. On…
27 May 1907
The Bubonic plague breaks out in San Francisco. In the summer of 1899, a ship sailing from Hong Kong to San Francisco had had two…