This Year in History:
1906
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
Union leaders Bill Haywood, Charles Moyer and George Pettibone are taken into custody by Idaho authorities and the Pinkerton Detective Agency. They are put on a special train in Denver,…
A devastating mine disaster kills over 1,000 workers in Courrieres, France, on March 10, 1906. An underground fire sparked a massive explosion that virtually destroyed a vast maze of mines.…
O. Henry’s second short story collection, The Four Million, is published. The collection includes one of his most beloved stories, “The Gift of the Magi,” about a poor but devoted…
On April 18, 1906, at 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing an estimated 3,000 people as it topples…
On the afternoon of September 22, 1906, Atlanta papers report four separate assaults on white women by Black men, none of which are ever substantiated by hard evidence. Inflamed by…
Wilhelm Voigt, a 57‑year‑old German shoemaker, impersonates an army officer and leads an entire squad of soldiers to help him steal 4,000 marks. Voigt, who had a long criminal record,…
On November 6, 1906, President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt embarks on a 17‑day trip to Panama and Puerto Rico, becoming the first president to make an official diplomatic tour outside of…
