Emperor Sunjong of Korea signed his final Imperial Rescript as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty took effect.
He'd live in virtual house arrest until his death in 1926.
Korea became a Japanese territory called Chosen.
The Allied victory in World War Two would bring the Japanese annexation to an end.
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Louis Breguet became the first pilot to carry five passengers in an airplane.
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Theodore Roosevelt was present in Cheyenne for Frontier Days. Attribution: On This Day.
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The disastrous Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty was signed by Yi Wan-Yong, Prime Minister of Korea, on behalf of the Emperor of Korea, and by the Japanese Resident-General, Terauchi Masatake, on behalf of the Emperor of Japan, with the provision that "on August 29, 1910, the Imperial Government of Japan shall undertake the entire government and administration of Korea"
Japan became a Japanese colony, or rather, even more than that.
Korea had its back against the wall, and had little choice. Japan was already in Korea. The Japanese of the time, and frankly even now, had a racist view toward Koreans which would manifest itself in short order. Koreans got the short end of the stick, men being conscripted into the Japanese military, and women being forced into prostitution.
It remains a black mark on Japanese history.
One week later, Korea's status as an independent nation was changed to the Japanese territory of Cho-Sen, with Terauchi as Governor-General..
In 1986, when deployed to Korean, Korean soldiers would ask me if I'd been to Japan. When I answered yes, I always answered in a guarded fashion. On the streets, Korean street venders sold t-shirts which stated "Atomic Bomb. . .Made in America and tested in Japan", which was thought to be humorous.
Yi Wanyong (Korean: 이완용; Hanja: 李完用) signed the treaty, with his name becoming the Korean equivalent of "Quisling". He died in 1926.
The wound afflicted by Japan will not really be healed until Korea is united under a democratic government.
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The largest forest fire in American history formed when smaller fires in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana were swept by winds to merge.
160 people were killed in four days.
Nicaragua's President, José Madriz, resigned and conceded defeat by American-backed rebels led by General Juan José Estrada.
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The Brooklyn Superbas and the Pittsburgh Pirates played an 8–8 tie game that was called for darkness. Each team had 8 runs, 13 hits, 2 errors, 12 assists, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, one base hit, and one passed ball.
George F. Will has called it the "baseball game of perfect symmetry"
Florence Nightingale died at age 90.
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Participants in the Pan-American Conference in Buenos Aires voted to create a Pan-American Union, which became the Organization of American States. Originally it was to be headed by the U.S. Secretary of State.
The boundaries between the Belgian Congo and German East Africa were established.
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St. Pio of Pietrelcina was ordained a Priest. He was 23 years old.
Often in ill health, he was holy from an early age. During World War One, in which he was called into service multiple times, he became a stigmatic. He was a phenomenal modern saint.
The first producing oil well in Malaysia came in.
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The first commercially successful, automatic, washing machine,was granted U.S. Patent No. 966,677.
Called the "Thor" it was marketed by the Hurley Machine Company..
This may seem like a mundane entry here, but it was actually a real milestone and would have major repercussions in that the machine was part of the arrival of domestic machinery that would be responsible for women being freed from household chores to a significant degree, making their labor then available to the workplace, and thereby forever changing it. Not all of these developments, moreover were really good ones.
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The invention, we'd note, also had an impact, ultimately, on clothing. Wool clothing, which does not lend itself to being washed by machine, dominated much of the market at the time. While it wouldn't happen overnight, the washing machine gave washable cotton an advantage.
Mayor William Jay Gaynor of New York was wounded in an attempted assassination attempt by a disgruntled former city employee.
Roald Amundsen left Norway on his third expedition to the North Pole, or so he claimed
Actually, Amundsen and his crew were planning to race against Britain's Robert F. Scott to reach the South Pole.
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The 1672 Royal Act of Indulgence was repealed. It had stated:
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Our care and endeavours for the preservation of the rights and interests of the church, have been sufficiently manifested to the world, by the whole course of our government since our happy restoration, and by the many and frequent ways of coercion that we have used for reducing all erring or dissenting persons, and for composing the unhappy differences in matters of religion, which we found among our subjects upon our return; but it being evident by the sad experience of twelve years, that there is very little fruit of all these forcible courses, we think ourselves obliged to make use of that supreme power in ecclesiastical matters, which is not only inherent in us, but hath been declared and recognised to be so, by several statutes and acts of Parliament; and therefore we do now accordingly issue this our declaration, as well for the quieting of our good subjects in these points, as for inviting strangers in this conjecture to come and live under us ; and for the better encouragement of all to a cheerful following of their trades and callings, from whence we hope, by the blessing of God, to have many good and happy advantages to our government; as also for preventing for the future the danger that might otherwise arise from private meetings and seditious conventicles.
And in the first place, we declare our express resolution, meaning and intention to be, that the Church of England be preserved, and remain entire in its doctrine, discipline and government, as now it stands established by law ; and that this be taken to be, as it is, the basis, rule, and standard of the general and public worship of God, and that the orthodox conformable clergy do receive and enjoy the revenues belonging thereunto, and that no person, though of a different opinion and persuasion, shall be exempt from paying his tithes or dues whatsoever. And further we declare, that no person shall be capable of holding any benefice, living, or ecclesiastical dignity or preferment of any kind, in this our kingdom of England, who is not exactly conformable.
We do in the next place declare our will and pleasure to be, that the execution of all, and all manner of penal laws in matters ecclesiastical, against whatsoever sort of nonconformists or recusants, be immediately suspended, and they are hereby suspended ; and all judges, judges of assize and gaol delivery, sheriffs, justices of peace, mayors, bailiffs and other officers whatsoever, whether ecclesiastical or civil, are to take notice of it, and pay due obedience thereto.
And that there may be no pretence for any of our subjects to continue their illegal meetings and conventicles, we do declare, that we shall from time to time allow a sufficient number of places as they shall be desired, in all parts of this our kingdom, for the use of such as do not conform to the church of England, to meet and assemble in order to their public worship and devotion, which places shall be open and free to all persons.
But to prevent such disorders and inconveniences as may happen by this our indulgence, if not duly regulated ; and that they may be the better protected by the civil magistrate ; our express will and pleasure is, that none of our subjects do presume to meet in any place, until such places be allowed, and the teacher of that congregation be approved by us.
And lest any should apprehend that this restriction should make our said allowance and approbation difficult to be obtained, we do further declare, that this our indulgence as to the allowance of the public places of worship, and approbation of the preachers, shall extend to all sorts of nonconformists and recusants, except the recusants of the Roman Catholic religion, to whom we shall in no wise allow public places of worship, but only indulge them their share in the common exemption from the penal laws, and the exercise of their worship in their private houses only.
And if after this our clemency and indulgence any of our subjects shall pretend to abuse this liberty, and shall preach seditiously, or to the derogation of the doctrine, discipline or government, of the established church, or shall meet in places not allowed by us, we do hereby give them warning, and declare we will proceed against them with all imaginable severity. And we will let them see, we can be as severe to punish such offenders when so justly provoked, as we are indulgent to truly tender consciences.
Given at our court at Whitehall this 15th day of March, in the four and twentieth year of our reign.
The act had bee aimed at general religious tolerance for Protestants who where not part of the Church of England, but as the text shows, was much less accommodating to Catholics, which is somewhat ironic in that he was personally sympathetic to the Church. Indeed, he became a Catholic on his deathbed, assuming that he had not silently converted to the Church some time prior to that.
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The Slocum Massacre commenced in Anderson County, Texas, in which at least 18 Texan African Americans were killed. The origin of the atrocity remains obscure.
King Alfonso of Spain and Prime Minister Canalejas severed relations with the Vatican. This inspired Carlist Pretender to the Spanish throne, Don Jaime, to send a message to his followers saying that "I think the day is not far distant when my followers must rally to our flag, and I will lead the battle."
The Philippine Anti-Tuberculosis Society was founded in Manila.
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The El Dorado National Forest was established in California by President Taft. Mike Lee is probably crying thinking about it.
The "Keystone Party" was founded in Pennsylvania, as an alternative to the Republicans and Democrats.
The term "Keystone Party" has been used three times in Pennsylvania. This was the first. The most recent was in 2022.
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These are the saddest of possible words:
“Tinker to Evers to Chance.”
Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds,
Tinker and Evers and Chance.
Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble,
Making a Giant hit into a double—
Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble:
“Tinker to Evers to Chance.”
New York Evening Mail, this day, by Franklin P. Adams. It refers to the Chicago Cub's infield, shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers, and first baseman Frank Chance, who played together from 1902 to 1912.
Walter Brookins became the first person to fly an airplane to an altitude of more than one mile.
He lived until age 63, in 1953, which was an achievement in its own right for an early aviator.
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Given that this was Independence Day, a lot of Americans had a two day (yes, two day) weekend.
A few had three day weekends.
Injuries and deaths went down on the July 4th holiday by 40%, compared to the prior year, through a public education program.
Saturdays off wasn't all that common.
Boxing legend Jack Johnson defeated James J. Jeffries for the heavyweight boxing championship, making the controversial and colorful Johnson the first black to take the title. The match was held in Reno, and the results sparked riots. Depending upon how you viewed the boxing title, Johnson may have claimed it, and quite legitimately, since 1908.
Jeffries was "the great white hope" who was expected to beat Johnson.
He didn't, suffering a TKO in the 14th round.
The fight was billed The Fight of the Century. It was filmed, with both men making around $100,000 from the film.
Russia and Japan signed a treaty defining their spheres of influence in Manchuria. Both countries were building railroads there.
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The patent for the binder clip was granted.
President Taft withdrew 8,495,731 acres under the General Withdrawal Act of 1910, something that causes Mike Lee to go into corners and cry.
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The Chicago White Sox played their first game at Comiskey Park. They lost to the St. Louis Browns 2–0.
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