WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 1909
Find out what all happened February to December 1909

Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal. (24. August 1909)

New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory. (14. December 1909)

The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association. (4. December 1909)

The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250. (15. February 1909)

By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates. (10. March 1909)

Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference. (15. June 1909)

A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms. (28. August 1909)

The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, convenes for the first time. (31. May 1909)

The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world. (22. February 1909)

Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. (2. June 1909)

The Turkish military reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. (13. April 1909)

The Phantom of the Opera (original title: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra), a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux, is first published as a serialization in Le Gaulois. (23. September 1909)

U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State (4. March 1909)

The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act. (9. April 1909)

Construction of the ill fated RMS Titanic begins. (31. March 1909)

The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity. (26. June 1909)

The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire. (23. February 1909)

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. (12. February 1909)

Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole. (6. April 1909)

The Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan and Queens. (30. March 1909)