1908

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s – 1900s – 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years:	1905 1906 1907 – 1908 – 1909 1910 1911

1908 Media

1908 Baby New Year on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
January 24: Boy Scout movement.
October 1: Ford Model T launch.
Edward Teller, in 1958, as Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Note that the picture at his top left is of the UC Radiation Laboratory's Bevatron, and the picture at his top right is of the 1953 BADGER nuclear test. Image credit Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, original at
Publicity photo of Buster Crabbe
Sir William McMahon
Photo of Bette Davis.

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January 1 – A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time.
January 8 – A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City killing 17, injuring 38 and leading to increased demand for electric trains.
January 11 – Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
January 12 – A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
January 15 – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first Greek-letter organization by and for Black college women is established.
January 21 – New York City passes a law, the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for aliens to smoke in public only to be vetoed by the mayor.
January 24 – Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement.
February 1 – King Carlos I of Portugal and Crown Prince Luis are shot in Lisbon.
February 11 – Australia regain The Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory over England.
February 18 – Japanese immigration to USA forbidden.
Philippe's, a restaurant opens in Los Angeles.
St. Albans City F.C. founded.
Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian biologist, and Paul Ehrlich, Germany, won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
October 14 – the Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers in five games to win the 1908 World Series. This was the team's second World Series title. It was also their last championship until 2016.