WHAT HAPPENED IN 1906.
Look what happened the 1906.

British India officially adopts the Indian Standard Time. (1. January 1906)

A landslide in Haverstraw, New York, caused by the excavation of clay along the Hudson River, kills 20 people. (8. January 1906)

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's cabinet (which included amongst its members H. H. Asquith, David Lloyd George, and Winston Churchill) embarks on sweeping social reforms after a Liberal landslide in the British general election. (12. January 1906)

SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130. (22. January 1906)

HMS Dreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII. (10. February 1906)

Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos. (11. February 1906)

Edouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels. (18. February 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)

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

Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated. (15. March 1906)

Traian Vuia flew a heavier-than-air aircraft for 20 meters at an altitude of one meter. (18. March 1906)

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

The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States. (31. March 1906)

Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. (7. April 1906)

The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco. (7. April 1906)

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

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

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

The 1906 Summer Olympics, not now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens. (22. April 1906)

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