What Happened in 1907

Dole brings pineapple cannery to Honolulu

Dole moves pineapple cannery to Honolulu and places ads in U.S. magazines to promote pineapple. (This was one of the first nationwide consumer ad... Read more

Albert Einstein begins to apply laws of gravity to Theory of Relativity

In 1907, while still working at the patent office, Einstein had what he would call his "happiest thought". He realized that the principle of... Read more

Rudyard Kipling Becomes the First Englishman to be Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1907 was awarded to Rudyard Kipling "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination,... Read more

Ford Model R is First Produced

The Model R was a higher trim level of the Model N with a larger body and wheels covered by full cycle fenders. An oil lamp was also added, and... Read more

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta and Louis Renault Win Nobel Peace Prize

The range of activities in which Moneta engaged for the propagation of world peace is impressive. In 1890 he began to issue an annual almanac... Read more

Adolf Hitler's mother, Klara, dies

On January 14, 1907, Adolf Hitler's mother went to see the family doctor about a pain in her chest, so bad it kept her awake at night. The doctor,... Read more

The Kingston Earthquake of 1907

In 1907, 800 people died in another earthquake known as the 1907 Kingston earthquake, destroying nearly all the historical buildings south of... Read more

Kenora Thistles win Stanley Cup

Wanderers vs. Kenora at Montreal The Wanderers played one Stanley Cup challenge during the season, losing to the Kenora Thistles 2–4, 6–8 on... Read more

Battleship Iéna Explosion

Iéna was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy. Her design was derived from the preceding Charlemagne class battleships with a heavier... Read more

Joseph Stalin's Son Yakov Is Born

Yakov Dzhugashvili had never been popular with his father, whom he held in dread. Stalin disapproved of his choice of wife, Yulia Meltzer, a ballet... Read more

Montreal Wanderers win Stanley Cup

Kenora went ahead and added Alf Smith and Rat Westwick of Ottawa for the challenge, against the wishes of Mr. Foran. The series was supposed to... Read more

Frida Kahlo is Born as Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón

Born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón on July 6, 1907, in Coyocoán, Mexico City, Mexico. Considered one of Mexico’s greatest artists,... Read more

Pere Marquette Railway Disaster

Thirty-one persons were killed and more than seventy injured, many of them seriously, when a Pere Marquette excursion train bound from Ionia to... Read more

James Joyce's Daughter Lucia is Born

The cause of Joyce’s greatest anguish, Lucia was born in Trieste in 1907, the second child of impoverished and (until 1931) unwed parents. With... Read more

Quebec Bridge Collapse

When the huge uncompleted span of the St Lawrence cantilever bridge near Quebec fell into the river on August 29th last, one of the greatest... Read more

Signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente

The Anglo-Russian Entente or the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was an accord signed on 31 August 1907 in St. Petersburg by Count Alexander... Read more

1907 World Series

The 1907 World Series featured the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers, with the Cubs winning the Series four games to none (with one tie) for... Read more

Oklahoma is the 46th State Admitted to the Union

Oklahoma entered the Union as the forty-sixth state on November 16, 1907. Derived from the Choctaw Indian words "okla," meaning people, and... Read more

Monongah Mining Disaster

The worst mining disaster in American History occurred in the community of Monongah, West Virginia on December 6, 1907. Around 10 o'clock in the... Read more