Person report

★17 Apr 1907
The first of three dreadnought battleships for Brazil was laid down, sparking a vastly expensive South American naval arms race.

★17 Aug 1907
Pike Place Market, the most popular tourist destination in Seattle, Washington, U.S., opened for business.

★31 Aug 1907
Russia and the United Kingdom signed the Anglo-Russian Convention, defining their respective spheres of interest in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet.

★26 Sep 1907
The British Colony of New Zealand officially became a dominion to reflect its political independence since the 1850s.

★22 Oct 1907
A bank run forced New York's Knickerbocker Trust Company to suspend operations, which triggered the Panic of 1907.

★16 Nov 1907
Two years after the failed attempt by the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory to achieve U.S. statehood, they joined with the Oklahoma Territory to become the 46th state to enter the union.

★10 Dec 1907
During the Brown Dog affair, about 1,000 protesters marched through London and then clashed with 400 police officers in Trafalgar Square over the existence of a memorial for animals that had been vivisected.

★15 Jan 1908
Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women, was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine students.

★14 Apr 1908
The first Hauser Dam in the U.S. state of Montana failed and caused severe flooding and damage downstream.

★30 Jun 1908
A massive explosion occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska river in Siberia, flattening more than 2,150 square kilometres of forest.

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