The
British complete their conquest of Northern
NigeriaThe
Alaskan frontier is settled.
The Call of the Wild by
Jack London is published.
The
Manhattan Opera House is build.
The
Wright Brothers fly the first powered
airplane in
Kitty Hawk, NC. (
Not!)
Henry Ford founds the
Ford Motor Company.
J.P. Morgan founds the
International Mercantile Marine Company.
The first
Tour de France took place.
(This writeup is 'Rep: 9 ( +1 / -1 )' as of Saturday, August 27, 2005 at 19:15:25. Bug!)
(Rep: 10 ( +2 / -1 ) as of Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 3:36:22.)
(Rep: 2 ( +3 / -1 ) as of 20080312. Much better.