Great Durbar for Edward VII
Jan 1 In Delhi, a great durbar, or formal reception, marks the coronation of King Edward VII as Emperor of India; the British release some 16,000 prisoners in honor of the occasion
White House Renovations
Jan 1 President Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt unveil new renovations to The White House, including a new West Wing
- Jan 2 US President Theodore Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola, Mississippi, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black
Topsy Electrocuted
Jan 4 Topsy the elephant is electrocuted by her owners at Luna Park, Coney Island and filmed by Edison Manufacturing movie company [1]
"L'etranger"
Jan 7 Vincent d'Indy's opera "L'etranger" premieres in Brussels
- Jan 9 Baseball's National & American Leagues make peace
- Jan 9 Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase the American League's Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 and move it to NYC (later the NY Yankees)
- Jan 9 Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, established
Houdini in Amsterdam
Jan 12 Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam
- Jan 13 Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown, Pennsylvania killing 170
- Jan 18 The first transatlantic radio transmission to originate in the United States is sent by a transmitter in Massachusetts
- Jan 19 1st regular transatlantic radio broadcast between US & England
- Jan 19 French newspaper L'Auto announces new 5-stage, long distance bicycle race, "Tour de France"
- Jan 21 Harry Houdini escapes from Halvemaansteeg police station in Amsterdam
- Jan 21 International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle, NYC
- Jan 22 The Hay-Herran Treaty concerning the USA's right to the Panama Canal is signed by the Colombian Charge d'affaires in Washington, D.C. (never ratified)
- Jan 29 Dutch railroad workers strike
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