What Happened in 1904

Ford Model B is First Produced

Ford Model B was an upscale touring car introduced in 1904. It was Ford's first car to use the front-engine layout, with a large 24 hp 4-cylinder... Read more

Wrights build Flyer II

The Flyer II was the second powered aircraft built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, in 1904. The design of the Flyer II was very similar to the... Read more

Institut de Droit International Wins the Nobel Peace Prize

The Institut de droit international ("Institute of International Law") is an organization devoted to the study and development of international... Read more

Ford Model C is First Produced

The Ford Model C was introduced in 1904 and was a version of the first Ford Model A with more modern look, slightly more powerful engine and 15 cm... Read more

Ottawa Silver Seven win Stanley Cup

The 1903–04 Ottawa Hockey Club season, the club's 19th season of play, lasted from December 30, 1903 until March 11, 1904. Ottawa resigned from the... Read more

Lizzie Magie is Granted US Patent for The Landlord's Game (Monopoly)

Elizabeth "Lizzie" J. Phillips nee Magie (1866–1948) was the games inventor of The Landlord's Game, the precursor to Monopoly. Magie first made... Read more

Battle of Port Arthur

The naval Battle of Port Arthur thus ended inconclusively. The Russians took 150 casualties to around 90 for the Japanese. Although no ship was... Read more

Dr. Seuss is Born

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Henrietta Seuss and Theodor Robert Geisel. His father, the son of German immigrants,... Read more

Houdini Performs The Mirror Handcuff Challenge

In 1904, the London Daily Mirror newspaper challenged Houdini to escape from a special handcuff that it claimed had taken Nathaniel Hart, a... Read more

Signing of the Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was the culmination of the policy of Théophile Delcassé, France’s foreign minister from 1898, who believed that a... Read more

Battle of Yalu River

The Japanese main attack began in the early morning hours of 27 April 1904. By 0300, the balance of the 12th Division had crossed the river and was... Read more

Cy Young Pitches a Perfect Game

The first perfect game in American League history was thrown by Cy Young who had his last no-hit game in the National League in 1897. His... Read more

Battle of Nanshan

On 24 May 1904, during a heavy thunderstorm, the Japanese Fourth Division attacked the walled town of Chinchou (modern-day Jinzhou 金州), just north... Read more

Livy Clemens (Mark Twain's Wife) Dies

Olivia and Samuel moved to Buffalo, New York, where they lived in a house purchased for them by Olivia’s father Jervis. Life was difficult for them... Read more

James Joyce Meets Nora Barnacle

The disparate strands of his life found their focus on June 10, 1904, when he met Nora Barnacle. He guessed correctly from her accent that she was... Read more

Battle of Te-li-Ssu

On 14 June 1904, General Oku, advanced his forces northward toward the entrenched Russian positions near the village of Telissu. General Stakelberg... Read more

General Slocum Disaster

The General Slocum worked as a passenger ship, taking people on excursions around New York City. On Wednesday, June 15, 1904, the ship had been... Read more

Sinking of the SS Norge

SS Norge was a Danish passenger liner sailing from Copenhagen, Oslo and Kristiansand to New York, mainly with emigrants, which sank off Rockall in... Read more

Games of the III Olympiad held in St. Louis, Missouri

The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St.... Read more

Battle of the Yellow Sea

On the morning of 10 August 1904, the First Pacific Squadron sailed out of Port Arthur to engage the Japanese fleet blockading the port. The... Read more

Battle Off Ulsan

At 0520 on 14 August 1904 the fleets had closed to 8,500 yards (7,800 m), and the Japanese ships fired first. For some reason, Kamimura, in... Read more

Battle of Liaoyang

While the Japanese Army settled down in front of Port Arthur for a siege, a large force under Field Marshal Oyama moved north to secure the... Read more

New Market Train Wreck

The No. 15 crashed head-on into the eastbound No. 12 train due to the unannounced schedule change. At that time, railroads had no block signals to... Read more

James Joyce Teaches English at the Berlitz Language School in Pola

Theer are accounts of Joyce's teaching style, if not of its material, and these are as varied as those who report them. Gorman's biography suggests... Read more

The First Subway Train Emerges From New York City Hall Station

Now I, as Mayor, in the name of the people, declare the subway open! Read more