WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 1907
Find out what all happened August to September 1907

New Zealand and Newfoundland each become dominions within the British Empire. (26. September 1907)

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

McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio. (30. September 1907)

Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, Washington, opened. (17. August 1907)

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

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal. (3. August 1907)

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

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

The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital. (29. September 1907)

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

Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies. (15. August 1907)