What Happened in 1903

'Call of the Wild' is Published

Buck the dog starts out in life as the handsome and well-loved pet of Judge Miller in Jack London's 1903 novel The Call of the Wild. His peaceful... Read more

William Randal Cremer Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Sir William Randal Cremer (18 March 1828 – 22 July 1908) usually known by his middle name "Randal", was an English Liberal Member of Parliament and... Read more

The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois is Published

The Souls of Black Folk is a classic work of American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is a seminal work in the history of sociology, and a... Read more

Niels Finsen Uses Phototherapy to Treat Skin Diseases

Phototherapy has a very long, albeit mostly anecdotal history. Real interest in the use of ultraviolet irradiation in the treatment of various... Read more

Joseph Stalin Joins The Bolsheviks

At the Second Congress of the Social Democratic Labour Party in London in 1903, there was a dispute between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov, two... Read more

Jane Addams becomes vice president of National Women's Trade Union League

Founded in 1903 by Jane Addams, Mary Anderson and other trade unionists, the Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) devoted itself to securing better... Read more

Hillside Home School Completed

The Lloyd Jones family are Wright's maternal ancestors. Aunts, Ellen (1845-1919) and Jane (1847/8-1917) received formal college training. Ellen... Read more

Ford Model A is First Produced

The original Ford Model A was the first car produced by Ford Motor Company, beginning production in 1903. Dr. Ernst Pfenning of Chicago, Illinois... Read more

Edwin H. Cheney House Constructed

Edwin H. Cheney House (1903) located in Oak Park, Illinois, United States, was Frank Lloyd Wright's design of this residence for electrical... Read more

Adolf Hitler's father, Alois, dies

In the town of Leonding, Austria, on the bitterly cold morning of Saturday, January 3, 1903, Alois Hitler, 65, went out for a walk, stopping at a... Read more

Albert Einstein marries Mileva Maric

Einstein and Marić married in January 1903, and in May 1904 the couple’s first son, Hans Albert Einstein, was born in Bern, Switzerland. Their... Read more

Ottawa Silver Seven win Stanley Cup

Ottawa defeated the Rat Portage Thistles 6–2, 4–2 (10–4) in a two-game, total goals series in Ottawa, March 12–14, 1903. As the new CAHL and Cup... Read more

New York Stock Exchange Building Opened

The new building, located at 18 Broad Street, cost $4 million and opened on April 22, 1903. The trading floor, at 109 x 140 feet (33 x 42.5 m), was... Read more

Frank Rockslide

30 million cubic metres of limestone broke free from the mountain and crashed down towards the sleeping populace of Frank. In a mere minute and a... Read more

Theodore Roosevelt Visits San Francisco

On Tuesday, May 12, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt paid an official visit to San Francisco. Cameraman H. J. Miles captured the president's... Read more

Bob Hope is Born

Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG (born Leslie Townes Hope; May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on... Read more

John Dillinger Born

John Herbert Dillinger was born June 22, 1903 in the Oak Hill section of Indianapolis, Indiana, the younger of two children born to John Wilson... Read more

George Orwell Is Born

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author. His work is marked by a... Read more

Pope Leo XIII dies

Leo XIII was the first Pope to be born in the 19th century. He was also the first to die in the 20th century: he lived to the age of 93, the... Read more

Giuseppe Sarto (Pius X) elected Pope

Pope Saint Pius X (Latin: Pius PP. X) (2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914), born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 258th Pope of the Catholic Church,... Read more

Couronnes Disaster - Paris Métro Fire

The first sign of trouble was at 6:53 p.m., when double train 43 completed the climb to Boulevard Barbès station with heavy smoke pouring from one... Read more

The Ambassadors by Henry James is Published

The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in the North American Review (NAR). This dark comedy, one of the... Read more

The American Federation Of Labor Grants A Charter To Granite Quarry Workers

The American Federation of Labor granted a charter to the granite quarry workers of Barre, Vermont on September 8, 1903. To document the lives of... Read more

Wreck of the Old 97

Of the Sixteen People on Ill-fated Train, Not One Escaped Serious Injury -Scene of Wreck Was Long Trestle Just North of Danville, Va.--Railroad Men... Read more

The First Game Of The First World Series

On October 1, 1903, the Boston Americans (soon to become the Red Sox) of the American League played the National League champion Pittsburgh Pirates... Read more