March
Thousands of women garment workers marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay, and voting rights, an event later cited as a root of International Women's Day.
June
A massive airburst flattened 80 million trees across 830 square miles of Siberian forest, the largest impact event in recorded history.
July
Young Turk revolutionaries forced Sultan Abdul Hamid II to restore the Ottoman constitution, ending decades of autocratic rule.
Young Turk revolutionaries forced Sultan Abdul Hamid II to restore the Ottoman constitution, ending decades of autocratic rule.
September
Prince Ferdinand proclaimed Bulgaria fully independent from the Ottoman Empire at Tarnovo, ending decades of nominal vassalage.
October
Henry Ford's Detroit factory began selling the Model T for $850, a car built to put America on wheels.
December
Relief efforts intensified in Sicily and Calabria days after the catastrophic Messina earthquake and tsunami killed an estimated 75,000 to 200,000 people.