January 1903 calendar

Events

• 01 Jan 1903 Edward VII of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Emperor of India.
• 02 Jan 1903 President T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola Michigan, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black.
• 04 Jan 1903 Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign.
• 06 Jan 1903 Dutch Press museum opens in Amsterdam.
• 07 Jan 1903 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure of Blanched Soldier
• 09 Jan 1903 2 NYers buy Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 and moved it to New York
• 12 Jan 1903 Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown Pa, killing 170
• 17 Jan 1903 El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
• 18 Jan 1903 President Theodore Roosevelt sends a radio message to King Edward VII: the first transatlantic radio transmission originating in the United States.
• 19 Jan 1903 New bicycle race "Tour de France" announced.
• 21 Jan 1903 International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle New York City, New York.
• 29 Jan 1903 Dutch railroad workers strike.
• 04 Jan 1903 Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.

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