1905

1905
(thanks to Einstein, it is our most recent Annus mirabilis)

Debut of Mata Hari

Ex-Governor of Idaho, Frank Steunenberg assassinated by labor union.

Brooklyn Public Library system bans Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.

born: Tex Ritter, Ayn Rand, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Howard Hughes

died: Jules Verne

Béla Bartók - Suite #1 for full orchestra, op. 3, sz. 3

John Taylor - Medley of Old-Time Reels