The first edition of the Giro d’Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner The…
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16 January 1909
Ernest Shackleton’s expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. Ernest Shackleton’s most famous Antarctic venture, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914–1917), was not about reaching the South…
19 August 1909
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens for automobile racing. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) is one of the most iconic racing venues in the world, located…
2 June 1909
Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. Alfred Deakin was a pivotal figure in Australian political history, serving as the nation’s…
13 April 1909
The 31 March Incident leads to the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Sultan Abdul Hamid II was the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire,…
12 February 1909
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is one of…
16 January 1909
Ernest Shackleton’s expedition finds the magnetic South Pole Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922) was a renowned Anglo-Irish explorer best known for his expeditions to the Antarctic….
14 April 1909
A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.
14 April 1909
A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.