Category Archives: 1900s

Wright brothers become first humans in history to successfully pilot an engine-powered airplane near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 120 years ago this hour (Dec 17 1903)


Video: 'The Wright brothers first aeroplane flight (1903)'

(Thursday, December 17, 1903, 10:35 a.m. EST)Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights today four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, at what is now known as Kill Devil Hills, using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer. Continue reading Wright brothers become first humans in history to successfully pilot an engine-powered airplane near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 120 years ago this hour (Dec 17 1903)

First modern World Series opens at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1903)


Video: '1903 World Series Game 1: Pirates vs Americans/Red Sox'

(Thursday, October 1, 1903, 3:00 p.m. EST; during the 1903 World Series) — The first modern World Series, the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada contested between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), began today between the Boston Americans (the team that would later be known as the Boston Red Sox) and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston. Continue reading First modern World Series opens at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1903)

20th Century Limited express passenger train service between New York and Chicago inaugurated 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1902)


Video: '20th Century Limited - Decades TV Network'

(Sunday, June 15, 1902, 2:45 p.m. EST) — The 20th Century Limited, an express passenger train service between New York and LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, Illinois, along the railroad’s “Water Level Route,” began service this afternoon, pulling out of Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Continue reading 20th Century Limited express passenger train service between New York and Chicago inaugurated 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1902)

Guglielmo Marconi receives first radio transmission across Atlantic Ocean 120 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 12 1901)


Video: 'Guglielmo Marconi Wireless Telegraphy' (Dec. 12, 1901, at 7:05)

(Thursday, December 12, 1901, 12:30 p.m. Newfoundland Standard Time) — Italian physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi received the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean today, sent 1,700 miles from Poldhu in Cornwall, England to Signal Hill in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. It was the letter “S” (“…” in Morse code). Continue reading Guglielmo Marconi receives first radio transmission across Atlantic Ocean 120 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 12 1901)

U.S. President McKinley’s assassin executed by electric chair 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1901)


Video: 'Execution of Leon Czolgosz, assassin of McKinley, reenactment for Edison Film Company 1901'

(Monday, October 29, 1901, 7:14 a.m. local time; during the Assassination of William McKinley)Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist who assassinated U.S. President William McKinley in Buffalo, New York, 45 days ago, was executed this morning by three jolts, each of 1800 volts, at Auburn Prison in Auburn, New York. Continue reading U.S. President McKinley’s assassin executed by electric chair 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1901)

U.S. President William McKinley’s assassin found guilty 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1901)


Video: 'The Man Who Murdered McKinley: Leon Czolgosz'

(Tuesday, September 24, 1901, 4:20 p.m. EST, during the Assassination of William McKinley) — Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist who shot U.S. President William McKinley twice in Buffalo, New York, on Sept. 6, 1901, was found guilty of McKinley’s murder (he died Sept. 14, 1901) this afternoon following a trial and deliberation that lasted a total of 8 hours and 26 minutes. Continue reading U.S. President William McKinley’s assassin found guilty 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1901)

State funeral held for President William McKinley in U.S. Capitol rotunda 120 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1901)


Video: 'President McKinleys Funeral, 1901, Part 1' (Sept. 17, 1901, at 0:06-6:28)

(Tuesday, September 17, 1901, funeral procession from White House to Capitol began at 9:10 a.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley) — A state funeral was held today in Washington for President William McKinley who died three days before in Buffalo, New York, from complications of gunshot wounds received Sept. 6, 1901. Continue reading State funeral held for President William McKinley in U.S. Capitol rotunda 120 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1901)

Theodore Roosevelt becomes youngest president in American history following assassination of William McKinley 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901)


Video: 'Presidents in Our Backyard - William McKinley & Teddy Roosevelt'

(Saturday, September 14, 1901, 3:25 p.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley and the First inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt) — U.S. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, 42, took the oath of office today as the 26th President of the United States at the home of his friend Ansley Wilcox (641 Delaware Ave.) in Buffalo, New York, some 13 hours after the death of President William McKinley, who was shot by an assassin eight days earlier. Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt becomes youngest president in American history following assassination of William McKinley 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901)

U.S. President William McKinley dies in Buffalo, New York of gunshot wounds inflicted by assassin 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901)


Video: 'The Assassination of William McKinley'

(Saturday, September 14, 1901, 2:15 a.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley)William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, died today at the Milburn House, the large home of the Pan-American Exposition’s president, John G. Milburn, at 1168 Delaware Avenue, in Buffalo, New York, brought down by infection and gangrene from gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. Continue reading U.S. President William McKinley dies in Buffalo, New York of gunshot wounds inflicted by assassin 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901)

U.S. President William McKinley shot and mortally wounded in Buffalo, New York 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1901)


Video: '6th September 1901: President William McKinley shot at the Pan-American Exposition by Leon Czolgosz'

(Friday, September 6, 1901, 4:07 p.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley)William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot this afternoon on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, six months into his second term. Continue reading U.S. President William McKinley shot and mortally wounded in Buffalo, New York 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1901)