WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO OCTOBER 1908
Find out what all happened August to October 1908

University of Alberta in Alberta, Canada, is founded. (23. September 1908)

The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes killing Selfridge. He becomes the first airplane fatality. (17. September 1908)

Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France. (17. August 1908)

Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight. (8. August 1908)

The General Motors Corporation is founded. (16. September 1908)

Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina, sparking a crisis. (6. October 1908)

The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the World Series. It would be their last one to date. (14. October 1908)

The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan. (27. September 1908)

Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825. (1. October 1908)

The Norwegian football club SK Brann was founded. (26. September 1908)

The Bulgarian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed. (22. September 1908)