WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1907
Find out what all happened January to December 1907

Panic of 1907: A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will lead to a depression. (22. October 1907)

Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City. (7. July 1907)

The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session. (23. May 1907)

The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day. (17. April 1907)

Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City. (7. September 1907)

The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers. (29. August 1907)

Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated. (9. October 1907)

A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers. (6. December 1907)

Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the St. Petersburg Convention, which results in the Triple Entente alliance. (31. August 1907)

An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000. (14. January 1907)

Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de Garcia, Sonora by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode. (7. November 1907)

The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published. (24. March 1907)

The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement. (1. August 1907)

Hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened. (24. April 1907)

Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City. (16. November 1907)

Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England, United Kingdom. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement. (29. July 1907)

The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England. (9. August 1907)

Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator. (29. January 1907)

The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world. (16. December 1907)

King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne. (8. December 1907)