The Bird of Paradise opened introducing Hawaiian music to the mainland US.
Hawaiian music would enjoy a major following in the US in the mid 20th Century and the guitar style it featured would influence the blues.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, third place in the National League, lost in an expedition game to the local all black West Baden Sprudels in West Bend, Indiana.
California State University, Fresno, Fresno State, began classes as the Fresno State Normal School.
A massive German military war game of 900,000 troops began.
Mount Etna erupted rendering 20,000 people homeless.
The Chinese war vessel Hai Chi arrived in New York, the first Chinese warship to do so.
Commissioned on the eve of the 1911 Chinese Revolution, she'd serve in the Imperial Chinese Navy and the Republic of China's Navy. She was scuttled in 1937.Last edition:
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