WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO OCTOBER 1906
Find out what all happened March to October 1906

The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin). (5. September 1906)

The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris (22. March 1906)

The Captain of Köpenick fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer. (16. October 1906)

The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine". (22. May 1906)

Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies. (8. April 1906)

The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar. (12. September 1906)

The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established. (1. September 1906)

Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value. (8. June 1906)

The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in Northern France. (10. March 1906)

The flag of Sweden is adopted. (22. June 1906)

Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland. (7. June 1906)

An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California. (18. April 1906)

Alberto Santos-Dumont flies an airplane in the first heavier-than-air flight in Europe at Champs de Bagatelle, Paris, France. (23. October 1906)

U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument. (24. September 1906)

The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act. (30. June 1906)

Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors. (5. March 1906)

1906 French Grand Prix, the first Grand Prix motor racing event held (26. June 1906)

The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement. (14. April 1906)

Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. (2. May 1906)

The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (13. August 1906)

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