What Happened in 1908

Chicago Cubs Tie New York Giants After Fred Merkle Commits 'Merkle's Boner'

The score remained tied into the ninth, and with Giant Moose McCormick on first base after a fielder’s choice and two outs, Fred Merkle hit a... Read more

Ford Motor Company Produced First Model T Automobile

The Model T was the first automobile mass produced on assembly lines with completely interchangeable parts, marketed to the middle class. The... Read more

Addie Joss Pitches a Perfect Game

Addie Joss was born in the unincorporated community of Woodland in Dodge County, Wisconsin, where his father was a cheese maker. Several of his... Read more

1908 World Series

The 1908 World Series matched the defending champion Chicago Cubs against the Detroit Tigers in a rematch of the 1907 Series. In this first-ever... Read more

Willard Frank Libby is Born

On December 17, 1908, Willard Frank "Wild Bill" Libby was born on a farm in Grand Valley, Colorado. Libby won the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry... Read more

Messina Earthquake of 1908

On the early morning of December 28, 1908, the Italian city of Messina awoke to the deadliest earthquake in European history. Striking just days... Read more