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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Ox in Chinese astrology.
– The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
– The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
– New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
– Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.
– Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft The record will stand for 20 years.
– Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. The first American private school in the country.
– Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, “Speak softly and carry a big stick” at the Minnesota State Fair.
– Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, VA.
– US President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking the Congress to curb the power of trusts “within reasonable limits”.
Who Were Born On ?
– Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988)
– Art Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers founder and owner (d. 1988)
– Melvyn Douglas, American actor (d. 1981)
– Hap Day, Canadian hockey player and manager (d. 1990)
– Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese film producer (d. 1970)
– Maxwell Taylor, American general (d. 1987)
– Alice Prin, French singer and artist (d. 1953)
– André Malraux, French writer (d. 1976)
– Ödön von Horváth, Hungarian-born writer (d. 1938)
– Fritz Mauruschat, German footballer (d. 1974)