WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO SEPTEMBER 1904
Find out what all happened June to September 1904

The automobile tire chain is patented. (23. August 1904)

Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday". (16. June 1904)

The SS Norge runs aground and sinks (28. June 1904)

Russo-Japanese War: the Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place. (10. August 1904)

Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brille in Ostend, Belgium. (21. July 1904)

A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000. (15. June 1904)

Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland. (16. June 1904)

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