1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). It also had the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasn't had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. See 1696. 1903 - Events. January 1 - Edward VII of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Emperor of India January 6 - Mileva Maric married Albert Einstein. February 11 - The Oxnard Strike of 1903 represents the first time in U.S. h ...

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1903 - January. January 6 - Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born conductor (d. 1993) January 7 - Warren Hull, American actor (d. 1974) January 7 - Zora Neale Hurston, African-American folklorist (d. 1960) January 11 - Hans Redlich, Austrian composer (d. 1968) January 16 - William Grover-Williams, French race car driver and war hero (d. 1945) January 22 - Fritz Houtermans, physicist (d. 1966) January 27 - John Carew Eccles, Australian neuropsychologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiolo ...

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See also: Other events of 1903 List of years in science ... 1902 in science 1903 in science 1904 in science ... The year 1903 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below. 1903 in science - Aeronautics. First documented, successful, controlled, powered flight of an aircraft with a petrol engine by Orville Wright Konstantin Tsiolkovsky begins a series of papers discussing the use of rocketry ...

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Prior to the institution of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army in 1903, there was generally a single senior-most officer in the army. From 1783, he was known simply as the Senior Officer of the United States Army, but in 1821, the title was changed to the more impressive Commanding General of the United States Army. The position was abolished with the creation of the general staff in 1903. Commanding General of the United States Army - Senior Officers of the United States Army 1783-1821. Including:

Commanding General of the United States Army - Senior Officers of the United States Army 1783-1821 Commanding General of the United States Army - Commanding Generals of the United States Army 1821-1903

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207 tons submerged maximum 7 knots (13 km/h) dived 20 nautical miles (37 km) submerged at 5 knots (9 km/h) For the later A class, see Amphion class submarine The A class was the Royal Navy's first class of British-designed submarines. Thirteen were built by Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness between 1902 and 1905. While there was considerable variation amongst the boats of the class, they were around 100 ft (30 m) long and displaced around 200 tons when submerged. All of the class were powered on the surface by petrol engines and had either been b ...

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Upstairs, Downstairs was a 1970s British television series set in a grand Edwardian town house in London and depicting the events of the early twentieth century as they affected the servants ('downstairs') and masters ('upstairs'). The series was originally conceived by Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins as a comedy, called Behind the Green Baize Door, about two housemaids (to be played by themselves) who worked in a Victorian country house. After approaching a development company in 1969 their ideas were expanded and d ...

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Upstairs Downstairs - The Bellamy Family Upstairs Downstairs - Recurring Friends of the Upstairs
Upstairs Downstairs - Downstairs Characters and Cast Members
Upstairs Downstairs - The Servants Upstairs Downstairs - Recurring Friends of the Downstairs
Upstairs Downstairs - DVD releases Upstairs Downstairs - Influence

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The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith, in the Calvinist theological tradition. Although drawn up by the 1647 Westminster Assembly largely of the Church of England, it became, and remains the 'subordinate standard' of doctrine in the Church of Scotland and has been influential within Presbyterian churches worldwide (with appropriate changes it has also been adopted by some Congregationalists and even Baptists). In 1643, the English Parliament called upon "learned, godly and judicious Divines", to ...

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Aliyah (Hebrew: עלייה; "ascent") is a term widely used to mean Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel). The opposite action, Jewish emigration away from Israel, is called Yerida ("descent"). Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Haifa Zio ...

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Aliyah - Recent Trends Aliyah - Trivia Aliyah - Notes

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The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sport's postseason each October. It is played between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff (except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff) and is awarded the World Series Trophy, as well as World Series rings. Baseball has employed various championship formulas since the 1850s. The modern World Series has been an annual even ...

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A bolt-action firearm is typically a rifle that is manually operated (i.e. by hand), specifically that the opening and closing of the breech is controlled manually by a bolt. The term "action" references the means by which a firearm operates. Bolt action - Mechanics. Typically, the bolt consists of a tube of metal inside of which the firing mechanism is housed, and which has at the front or rear of the tube several metal knobs, or "lugs", which serve to lock the bolt in place. The operation can be done via ...

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1903 in Canada - New books. ...

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1903 in rail transport - January events. January 20 - The Grand Trunk Western Railroad opens a passenger depot in Lansing, Michigan. 1903 in rail transport - April events. April 7 - Apalachicola Northern Railroad, later to become AN Railway, is chartered. 1903 in rail transport - May events. May 13 - The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad (later to become part of Chicago and North Western Railway) be ...

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Springfield 1903 rifle - Overview of Beginnings. The 1903 adoption of the Springfield bolt-action was preceded by nearly 30 years of struggle, politics, and lessons learned from the recently adopted Krag (production of it began in 1894), previous bolt-actions like the Lee models, as well as some new concepts being introduced at the turn of the century. The 1903 not only replaced the various versions of the Krag, but also the Lee Model 1895 and M1885 Remington-Lee used by the Navy and Marine Corps, as well as the ...

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When the cardinals assembled in the Sistine Chapel attention focused on Count Mariano Cardinal Rampolla del Tindaro, Leo's Secretary of State. Rampolla was seen as the leading papabile (a cardinal thought likely to be elected pope). As expected Rampolla was close to being elected, but was then vetoed in the name of Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph by Prince Jan Maurycy Pawel, Cardinal Puzyna de Kosielsko, the Prince-Bishop of Krakow in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Rampolla was suspected, as there was ample evidence, of being a Freemason. Francis Joseph von Habsburg ...

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List of Regiments of the British Indian Army 1903 - Regular. 1st Brahmans 2nd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Rajput Light Infantry 3rd Brahmans 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs 5th Light Infantry 6th Jat Light Infantry 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs 8th Rajputs 9th Bhopal Infantry 10th Jats 11th Rajputs 12th Pioneers (The Keat-i-Ghilzai Regiment 13th Rajputs (The Shekhawati Regiment) 14th ...

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Notes: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. 1 The Conservative Party and the Liberal Party each elected one candidate by acclamation. 2 There was no provincial "Labour Party" as such. Each of the three Electoral Districts with a Labour candidate (Nanaimo, Slocan, and Vancouver City) had a local, autonomous Labour Party. As well, some Liberal candidates ap ...

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British Columbia general election 1903, British Columbia general election 1903 - Results by party, British Columbia general election 1903 - Results by riding

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The original Model A, also called the Fordmobile, was the first car produced by Ford beginning production in 1903. Dr. Ernst Pfenning of Chicago, Illinois became the first owner of a Model A on July 23, 1903. 1750 cars were made from 1903-1905. The car came as a two-seater runabout or four-seater tonneau model with an option to add a top. The horizontal-mounted flat-2, situated at the amidships of the car, produced 8 hp (6 kW). A 3-speed planetary transmission was fitted, a Ford signature later seen on the Ford Model ...

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Three cars were completed in time for the New York Auto Show staged in January, 1903. All three cars were sold at the show and by mid-week orders had been taken for 2,286 further units, each one requiring a deposit of $10. Throughout 1903, 2,497 units were built. Production began in March 1903 and output totalled 1,895 units from March 1903 to March 1904. The 2-seater runabout cost $750; an optional rear entrance d ...

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