WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1909
Find out what all happened January to October 1909

Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal. (24. August 1909)

By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates. (10. March 1909)

Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California. (7. August 1909)

A massacre is organized by Ottoman Empire against Armenian population of Cilicia. (14. April 1909)

Construction of the ill fated RMS Titanic begins. (31. March 1909)

Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole. (6. April 1909)

Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. (5. January 1909)

Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. (16. January 1909)

The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway takes place. (19. August 1909)

The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity. (26. June 1909)

The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world. (22. February 1909)

U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State (4. March 1909)

The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner. (13. May 1909)

The Young Left is founded in Norway. (27. January 1909)

A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms. (28. August 1909)

Mary Pickford made her screen debut at the age of 16. (7. June 1909)

The Turkish military reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. (13. April 1909)

Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London. (26. February 1909)

The Phantom of the Opera (original title: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra), a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux, is first published as a serialization in Le Gaulois. (23. September 1909)

Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference. (15. June 1909)