Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
Adolf Hitler published Mein Kampf in Germany.
The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
Charlie Chaplin's silent movie 'The Gold Rush' was released.
Ty Cobb, a future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder, was the first to gain 1,000 extra-base hits.
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions was founded.
Adolf Hitler formed the Schutzstaffel, the infamous paramilitary organization known to most as the SS.
The first issue of 'The New Yorker' was published.
The first Sears retail store opened in Chicago.
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female American governor.
Benito Mussolini's Fascist dictatorship over Italy began after an aggressive speech in parliament.
