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World Events
- Earthquake and resulting tsunami
kill 70,000 to 100,000 in southern Italy and Sicily.
- Petroleum production starts in Middle East.
- Mysterious Siberian explosion levels hundreds of square miles of forest. Explanations include a comet, meteorite, natural atomic explosion, or crashed UFO.
U.S. Events
Economics
Federal spending: $0.66 billion
Unemployment: 8.0%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.02
Sports
World SeriesChicago Cubs d. Detroit (4-1)Stanley CupMontreal WanderersWimbledonWomen: Charlotte Sterry d. A. Morton (6-4 6-4)
Men: Arthur Gore d. R. Barrett (6-3 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-4)Kentucky Derby ChampionStone StreetNCAA Football ChampionsPenn (CFRA, HF) (11-0-1) & LSU (NCF) (10-0-0)
Entertainment
Events- Arnold Schoenberg's Book of Hanging Gardens released, bringing new style to classical music. Harmony and tonality are replaced by dissonance, creating what many listeners consider to be
noise.
Science
Nobel Prizes in Science
Chemistry: Sir Ernest Rutherford (UK), for investigations into disintegration of elements Physics: Gabriel Lippmann (France), for method of reproducing colors by photography Physiology or Medicine: Paul Ehrlich (Germany) and Elie Metchnikoff (USSR), for work on immunity
- Henry Ford develops the first Model T automobile, which sells for $850.
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