News and Events of 1905

World Events

• In Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur surrenders to Japanese; Russia suffers other defeats.
  
  
• The Russian Revolution of 1905 begins on “Bloody Sunday” when troops fire onto a defenseless group of demonstrators in St. Petersburg. Strikes and riots follow.
  
  
• Sailors on Russian battleship Potemkin mutiny; reforms, including first Duma, established by Czar Nicholas II’s “October Manifesto.”
  
  

U.S. Events

• Industrial Workers of the World is founded in Chicago with the hopes of uniting all workers and giving more control to unions.
  
  
• Numerous advancements in train service include 18-hour rides between New York and Chicago and the first train ever equipped with electric lights. Background: Railroads
  
  

Economics

Sports

World Series

Stanley Cup

Wimbledon

Kentucky Derby Champion

NCAA Football Champions

Entertainment

Events

• Isadora Duncan establishes the first school of modern dance in Berlin.
• The first movie theater opens in Pittsburgh.

Science

• Albert Einstein proposes the Theory of Relativity.

Year by Year: 1900-2012

• 
  • Calculator
  • Spelling Checker
  • Place Finder
  • Distance Calculator
  • Periodic Table
  • Conversion Tool
  • Perpetual Calendar
  • Year by Year
  • Fact Monster

24 X 7

Private Tutor

	24 x 7 Tutor Availability
	Unlimited Online Tutoring
	1-on-1 Tutoring

Explore Grade 4 Math , Precalculus