The International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selected “SOS” (· · · – – – · · ·) as the global standard for radio distress calls.
The SOS code was implemented internationally on July 1, 1908.
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Louis Chevrolet incorporated the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.
Explorer Christopher Columbus, on his second voyage, found Dominica and the Kalinago people.
The Times of India was founded, making it the largest English-language newspaper in the world.
The parliament of England passed the first Act of Supremacy, granting the monarch complete control of the Church of England.
Emperor Constantius II was baptized on his deathbed hours before passing.
