Congress passed the Wireless Ship Act (PL 262, 61st Congress) requiring ships carrying more than 60 people to be equipped with a radio and radio operator.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Sunday, June 26, 1910. The ballots that would lead to bullets. Election in Mexico.
Liberal Mexican general and long time President Porfirio Diaz was re-elected President of Mexico for the eighth time, defeating the jailed liberal politician Francisco I. Madero.
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The election had been sparked by Diaz's interview in the journal Pearson's, as he'd had little opposition prior to that. In the article, he commented:
It is true there is no opposition party. I have so many friends in the republic that my enemies seem unwilling to identify themselves with so small a minority. I appreciate the kindness of my friends and the confidence of my country; but such absolute confidence imposes responsibilities and duties that tire me more and more. No matter what my friends and supporters say, I retire when my present term of office ends, and I shall not serve again. I shall be eighty years old then. My country has relied on me and it has been kind to me. My friends have praised my merits and overlooked my faults. But they may not be willing to deal so generously with my successor and he may need my advice and support; therefore I desire to be alive when he assumes office so that I may help him. I welcome an opposition party in the Mexican Republic. If it appears, I will regard it as a blessing, not as an evil. And if it can develop power, not to exploit but to govern, I will stand by it, support it, advise it and forget myself in the successful inauguration of complete democratic government in the country. It is enough for me that I have seen Mexico rise among the peaceful and useful nations. I have no desire to continue in the Presidency. This nation is ready for her ultimate life of freedom. At the age of seventy-seven years, I am satisfied with robust health. That is one thing which neither law nor force can create. I would not exchange it for all the millions of your American oil king.
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Saturday, June 25, 1910. The Mann Act.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Saturday, June 25, 1910. The Mann Act.
The Mann Act, sometimes called the White Slave Traffic Act, was passed banning the transportation of a woman across state lines for "immoral purposes".
The Pickett Act became law, giving the President authority to withdraw land from public use, as necessary, for government projects.
It was Saturday, so the weeklys were out.
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Monday, June 20, 1910. Enabling Act of 1910
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Monday, June 20, 1910. Enabling Act of 1910
President Taft signed the Enabling Act of 1910, granting the conditions for the Territories of New Mexico and Arizona to be admitted as states.
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Sunday, June 19, 1910. The first Father's Day.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Sunday, June 19, 1910. The first Father's Day.
Today In Wyoming's History: June 19: 1910 Father's Day was celebrated for the first time, in Spokane, Wash.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Saturday, June 18, 1910. Welcoming home TR.
Theodore Roosevelt was given a tape parade as a welcome back from his post Presidential trip to Africa and Europe.
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Friday, June 17, 1910. Creation of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Friday, June 17, 1910. Creation of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
The United States Lighthouse Service was created The office of the Commissioner was transferred to the United States Coast Guard in 1935.
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Tuesday, June 7, 1910. Suppressing a rebellion, incorporating a town, birth of a famous photographer.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Tuesday, June 7, 1910. Suppressing a rebellion, incorporating a town, birth of a famous photographer.
Mexican troops were dispatched to suppress an uprising by the Maya Indians in Yucatán.
Byron Wyoming was incorporated.
Farm Security Administration Marion Post Wolcott was born in New Jersey.
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Sunday, June 5, 1910. Death of O. Henry.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Sunday, June 5, 1910. Death of O. Henry.
William Sidney Porter, known to the public as "O. Henry", one of the greatest American short story authors, died at the age of 47 from cirrhosis of the liver and diabetes.
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Saturday, June 4, 1910. An attack during the Caste War of Yucatán.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Saturday, June 4, 1910. An attack during the Caste War of Yucatán.
Mayan rebels attacked the town of Valladolid, Mexico. They killed 40 people, including local police resulting in the dispatch of the gunboat Morelos with 600 troops.
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Wednesday, June 1, 1910. The first European American settlements on the banks of the Iditarod.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Wednesday, June 1, 1910. The first European American settlements on the banks of the Iditarod.
The British Antarctic Expedition departed from London with a goal of reaching the South Pole in December..
The first European American settlements on the banks of the Iditarod were made when a steamer brought gold prospectors to within eight miles of a gold strike.
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Tuesday, May 31, 1910. Union of South Africa created.
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