Kirillov Travel Guide

Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar).
Events of 1908
January
January 1
British Harry Bensley leaves for his would-be trip around the world pushing a pram and wearing an iron mask, beginning from the Trafalgar Square
A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time.
January 8 - A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City killing 17, injuring 38 and leading to increased demand for electric trains.
January 11 - Grand Canyon National Monument is designated (becomes a National Park in February 1919).
January 12 - A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
January 15 - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first Greek-letter organization by and for black college women is established.
January 21 - New York City passes a law, the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to be vetoed by the mayor.
January 24 - Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement.
February
February 1 - King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
February 11 - Australia regain The Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory over England.
February 12 - Start of the first around-the-world car race, from New York to Paris.
February 18 - Japanese immigration to the USA is forbidden.
February 25 - Los Angeles. The Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now Biola University) founded.
March
March 4 - The Collinwood School Fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
March 7 - The University of British Columbia is established by the British Columbia University Act. (...) more....

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