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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded in response to two lynchings in Illinois
Arnold Schoenberg composes his opera for a single voice, Erwartung, which remains unperformed until 1924 in Prague
Leo Baekeland announces his discovery of Bakelite, calling it 'the material of a thousand uses'
National delegates from the four provincial parliaments draw up a draft constitution for a South African union
French biologist Charles Nicolle discovers that epidemic typhus is transmitted by the body louse
Mary Pickford begins her film career at sixteen, when she is hired by D.W. Griffith
André Gide publishes La Porte étroite ('Strait is the Gate')
Isaac Albéniz completes his series of 12 piano pieces published under the title Iberia.
René Lalique, originally known for his jewellery, sets up his own glass-making factory at Combes-la-Ville
15-year-old Andrés Segovia gives his first public performance as a guitarist in Granada
Vaughan Williams first symphony, which he names A Sea Symphony, is first performed at the Leeds Festival
Diaghilev presents the first season of Ballets Russes in Paris, with Pavlova and Nijinsky in the company
Fokine's 1907 ballet Chopiniana is revised and given a new name, Les Sylphides
Jack London publishes his most autobiographical novel, Martin Eden
The heroine of H.G. Wells' novel Ann Veronica is a determined example of the New Woman
US entrepreneur Gordon Selfridge opens the first British custom-built department store on London's Oxford Street
Sea captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier unveils a plaque in the Arctic Archipelago, declaring that all the islands belong to Canada
Mahatma Gandhi, on a visit to India, publishes a pamphlet entitled Hind Swaraj ("Indian Home Rule")
President Taft builds the first Oval Office, in the new west wing of the White House
US physicist Robert A. Millikan devises an oil drop experiment that determines the charge of an electron
Louis Blériot is the first to fly across the English Channel, winning the £1000 prize offered by the Daily Mail
Mineral discoveries on the border of Northern Rhodesia and the Belgian Congo give the first hint of the riches of the Copper Belt
The Selig Polyscope Company sets up the first film studio in the Los Angeles region, at Edendale
Sergei Rachmaninov premieres his Third Piano Concerto during his tour of the USA as a pianist
Karl Landsteiner classifies the main human blood groups as A, B, AB and O
