What Happened in Dec 1903

Dec 17 1903

Wright Brothers First Flight

On December 17, 1903, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, named Wilbur and Orville Wright, were successful in flying an airplane they built. Their... Read more

Dec 19 1903

Williamsburg Bridge Opens

On December 19, 1903, New Yorkers celebrated the opening of the Williamsburg Bridge, the second of three steel-frame suspension bridges to span... Read more

Dec 23 1903

Connellsville Train Wreck

The most appalling disaster in the history of the Pittsburg Division of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad occurred at Laurel run, two miles west of... Read more

Dec 30 1903

Fire kills over 600 people at Iroquois Theater in Chicago

The Iroquois Theater Fire (December 30, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois) was the deadliest single-building fire in U.S. history. The blaze took 571 lives... Read more