The temperature on January 16, 1908 was between -1.1 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 9.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
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