William H. Taft met Porfirio Diaz at the El Paso Chamber of Commerce. That evening, Taft crossed over the Rio Grande to Ciudad Juárez for a banquet hosted by Diaz, becoming the first U.S. President to visit a foreign country while in office, although it was temporarily declared neutral territory to honor a tradition that was soon to become obsolete.
Taft was in his first year of what would turn out to be a one year presidency. Diaz was one year away from a revolution that would end over thirty years in power.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Lions to win the World Series.
The world's fist passenger airline, DELAG (DEutsche Luftschiffahrt AktienGesellschaft), was founded in Frankfurt, Germany.
It flew Zeppelins.
Stanley Ketchel fought Jack Johnson in a match at Colma, California, knocking the former champion down with his first punch in the 12th round. Johnson in turn struck back with a right uppercut that broke Ketchel's front teeth and knocked out Ketchel.
The board of directors of General Motors approved a plant to buy Ford Motor Company for $8,000,000. . . which fell through when they failed to obtain financing.
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