1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). 1907 - Events. January 6 - Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome (Casa dei Bambini in San Lorenzo). January 14 - An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000. January 23 - Charles Curtis fr ...

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1907, 1907 - Events, 1907 - January, 1907 - February, 1907 - March, 1907 - May, 1907 - June, 1907 - July, 1907 - August, 1907 - September, 1907 - October, 1907 - November, 1907 - December, 1907 - Undated, 1907 - Births, 1907 - January-March, 1907 - April-June, 1907 - July-September, 1907 - October-December, 1907 - Undated, 1907 - Deaths, 1907 - Nobel Prizes

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1907 - January-March. January 20 - Paula Wessely, Austrian actress (d. 2000) January 23 - Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) February 1 - Günter Eich, German writer (d. 1972) February 15 - Jean Langlais, French composer and organist (d. 1991) February 15 - Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994) February 17 - Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. 1983) February 21 - W. H. Auden, English poet (d. 1973) Febru ...

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1907, 1907 - Events, 1907 - January, 1907 - February, 1907 - March, 1907 - May, 1907 - June, 1907 - July, 1907 - August, 1907 - September, 1907 - October, 1907 - November, 1907 - December, 1907 - Undated, 1907 - Births, 1907 - January-March, 1907 - April-June, 1907 - July-September, 1907 - October-December, 1907 - Undated, 1907 - Deaths, 1907 - Nobel Prizes

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The Virginian Railway (AAR reporting mark VGN) was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The VGN was created to transport high quality "smokeless" bituminous coal from southern West Virginia to port at Hampton Roads. Founders William N. Page and Henry H. Rogers quietly built the "Mountains to Sea" railroad right under the noses of the big railroads and the elite group of a few industr ...

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• Virginian Railway - Building the Virginian Railway
• Virginian Railway - A partnership: The idea man from Ansted meets a millionaire
• Virginian Railway - Deepwater Railway and Tidewater Railway
• Virginian Railway - Victoria is created
• Virginian Railway - 1907: Virginian railway is born
• Virginian Railway - Last spike celebrations
• Virginian Railway - Operating and Electrifying the Richest Little Railroad in the World
• Virginian Railway - End of steam: decline at servicing points
• Virginian Railway - The VGN-N&W Merger
• Virginian Railway - Heritage: There will always be a Virginian
• Virginian Railway - The VGN in the 21st century
• Virginian Railway - Preservation activity & gatherings
• Virginian Railway - VGN lives on through the Internet

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August August 1 - An Aeronautical Division is formed in the U.S. Army Signal Corps to oversee "all matters pertaining to military ballooning, air machines, and all kindred subjects". September September 29 - Louis Breguet and Charles Richet demonstrate their Gyroplane No. 1, the first rotary-wing aircraft to lift a person off the ground. (The craft is still controlled by handlers standing around it on the ground). October October 12 - Augustus Gaudron cro ...

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1907 in aviation, 1907 in aviation - Events, 1907 in aviation - First flights, 1907 in aviation - Entered service

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1907 in rail transport - April events. April 15 - William N. Page is named president of the newly formed Virginian Railway. 1907 in rail transport - June events. June 26 - The Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad is formed from the merger of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York Railroad and the Pennsylvania, New York and Long Island Railroad; the new railroad company is chartered to build the Hudson River tunnels that will connect the Pennsylvania Railroad ...

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1907 in rail transport, 1907 in rail transport - Events, 1907 in rail transport - April events, 1907 in rail transport - June events, 1907 in rail transport - August events, 1907 in rail transport - October events, 1907 in rail transport - Unknown date events, 1907 in rail transport - Births, 1907 in rail transport - Deaths

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July July 11 - Blériot Type VI Libellule September September 10 - Nulli Secundus, the British Army's first airship November November 10 - Bléroit Type VII, first aircraft of conventional modern configuration ...

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1907 in aviation, 1907 in aviation - Events, 1907 in aviation - First flights, 1907 in aviation - Entered service

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Upon commissioning, Inflexible was assigned to the Nore Division of the British Home Fleet. On 26 May 1911, she was in a collision with the battleship Bellerophon, and suffered bow damage. She was under refit and repair through November, where her fore funnel was also raised by 6 feet. On the outbreak of World War I Inflexible was flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet. Between 4 and 10 August 1914 she was engaged in the pursuit of Goeben and Breslau, before being ordered back to Britain on 19 August 1914. Bet ...

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HMS Inflexible 1907, HMS Inflexible 1907 - Career, HMS Inflexible 1907 - External link

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The Second Peace Conference was held to expand upon the original Hague Convention, modifying some parts and adding others, with an increased focus on naval warfare. This was signed on October 8, 1907, and entered into force on January 26, 1910. It consisted of thirteen sections, of which twelve were ratified and entered into force: I - The Pacific Settlement of International Disputes II - The Limitation of Employment of Force for Recovery of Contract Debts III - The Opening of Hostilities IV - The Laws ...

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Hague Conventions 1899 and 1907, Hague Conventions 1899 and 1907 - Hague Convention of 1899, Hague Conventions 1899 and 1907 - Hague Convention of 1907, Hague Conventions 1899 and 1907 - Geneva Protocol to Hague Convention

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The Hercules was built in 1907 by John H. Dialogue and Son, of Camden, New Jersey. She was built for the Shipowners' and Merchants' Tugboat Company of San Francisco, as part of their Red Stack Fleet. After completion, Hercules was sailed to San Francisco via the Straits of Magellan with her sister ship, the Goliah, in tow. For the first part of her life, Hercules was an ocean going tug. Because of the prevailing north-west winds, sailing ships often employed Hercules and her sisters on journeys north ...

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Hercules 1907, Hercules 1907 - History of the Hercules, Hercules 1907 - General characteristics

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The circuit through the Grunewald forest was devised by the Automobilclub von Deutschland (AvD), in 1907, as both a motor-sport venue and a testing track for the motor industry. A lack of finances delayed the start of construction for six years, and construction was halted in 1913 for the same reason. During the Great War, Russian prisoners were employed in AVUS's construction, but the track was still unfinished by 1918. The remaining work was financed by business man Hugo Stinnes, ...

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AVUS, AVUS - history 1907-1939, AVUS - history 1947-1967, AVUS - history 1967-1998, AVUS - history since 1999

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Notes: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. 1 One Conservative candidate, R. McBride, who contested and was elected in both Dewdney and Victoria City, is counted twice. 2 Organized in 1906. Not the same as the Canadian Labour Party of B.C. which contested the 1924 election. Sometimes referred to as "Independent Labour Party" by the newspapers which create ...

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British Columbia general election 1907, British Columbia general election 1907 - Results, British Columbia general election 1907 - Results by Riding

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Although best remembered for the S gauge trains of the 1950s that it made as a division of the A. C. Gilbert Company, American Flyer was initially an independent company whose origins date back nearly a half century earlier. Chicago, Illinois-based toymaker William Frederick Hafner developed a clockwork motor for toy cars in 1901 while working for a company called Toy Auto Company. According to the recollections of William Hafner's son, John, he had d ...

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American Flyer, American Flyer - The Chicago Era 1907-1938, American Flyer - A. C. Gilbert Company 1938-1966, American Flyer - Lionel 1979-present, American Flyer - Sources

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In January 1907 Larkin undertook his first task on behalf of the trade union movement in Ireland, when he arrived in Belfast to organise the city's dock workers for the NDLU. He succeeded in unionising the workforce and, as employers refused to meet their wage demands, he called the dockers out on strike in June. Carters and coal men soon joined in, the latter settling their dispute after a month. Larkin succeeded in uniting Protestant and Catholic workers, and even persuading the police to strike at one point, but the strike ended without s ...

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James Larkin, James Larkin - Beginnings, James Larkin - Organising the Irish labour movement 1907 - 1914, James Larkin - The Dublin Lockout 1913, James Larkin - Larkin in America 1914 - 1923, James Larkin - Return to Ireland and communist activism, James Larkin - Return to the Labour Party, James Larkin - Sources

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Signed on July 29, 1899 and entering into force on September 4, 1900, the Hague Convention of 1899 consisted of four main sections and three additional declarations (the final main section is for some reason identical to the first additional declaration): I - Pacific Settlement of International Disputes II - Laws and Customs of War on Land III - Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of Principles of Geneva Convention of 1864 IV - Prohibiting Launching of Projectiles and Explosives from Balloons

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Hague Conventions 1899 and 1907, Hague Conventions 1899 and 1907 - Hague Convention of 1899, Hague Conventions 1899 and 1907 - Hague Convention of 1907, Hague Conventions 1899 and 1907 - Geneva Protocol to Hague Convention

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In early 1907, the name of the Tidewater Railway was changed by amendment to its articles of incorporation in Virginia to become "The Virginian Railway Company." The Deepwater Railway, a West Virginia corporation, was acquired by and merged into the Virginian Railway a month later. On April 15, 1907, by a unanimous vote of the board of directors, Col. William Nelson Page became the first president of the new Virginian Railway. About the same time, a large stretch of the eastern portion had been completed and regular passenger service established. This proved to be right ...

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Building the Virginian Railway, Building the Virginian Railway - Southern West Virginia natural resources, Building the Virginian Railway - Deepwater Railway: West Virginia short-line, Building the Virginian Railway - From the mountains to the sea, Building the Virginian Railway - A coup at Sewell's Point, Building the Virginian Railway - Extending the Deepwater Railway to meet the Tidewater Railway, Building the Virginian Railway - Page still willing to negotiate, Building the Virginian Railway - Final attempts to block, Building the Virginian Railway - Henry Rogers steps forward, Building the Virginian Railway - 1907: Virginian Railway born, Building the Virginian Railway - Jamestown Exposition: helping a neighbor, Building the Virginian Railway - Financial panic of 1907 Rogers suffers a stroke, Building the Virginian Railway - Final spike celebrations tragedy, Building the Virginian Railway - Last tour planned by Rogers, Building the Virginian Railway - Legacy

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Canadian Football League East Division - Pre-1907. The first organized football club in Canada was the Hamilton Foot Ball Club, a predecessor of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, in 1868. This was followed by the formation of the Montreal Foot Ball Club (the future Montreal Alouettes) in 1872, the Toronto Argonaut Football Club in 1873 and the Ottawa Football Club (the future Ottawa Rough Riders) in 1876. The first organized competitions were formed in 1883, when the Ontario Rugby Football Union and the Quebec Rugb ...

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Canadian Football League East Division, Canadian Football League East Division - History, Canadian Football League East Division - Pre-1907, Canadian Football League East Division - Interprovincial Rugby Football Union 1907-1959, Canadian Football League East Division - Eastern Football Conference 1960-1980, Canadian Football League East Division - East Division 1980-1994 1996-present, Canadian Football League East Division - Grey Cup record, Canadian Football League East Division - Playoff format

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While secrecy was a key feature of the success in securing the route, historians feel it is likely that Rogers had planned to finance the new railroad with sale of bonds to the public once the route had been secured, the two roads combined, and the name changed. However, these plans had suffered some setbacks in the "Financial Panic" which began in March of 1907. An initial offering of Virginian Railway bonds was poorly received by the financial community. Rogers was quite concerned about the situation, and then, a few months later that same ...

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Building the Virginian Railway, Building the Virginian Railway - Southern West Virginia natural resources, Building the Virginian Railway - Deepwater Railway: West Virginia short-line, Building the Virginian Railway - From the mountains to the sea, Building the Virginian Railway - A coup at Sewell's Point, Building the Virginian Railway - Extending the Deepwater Railway to meet the Tidewater Railway, Building the Virginian Railway - Page still willing to negotiate, Building the Virginian Railway - Final attempts to block, Building the Virginian Railway - Henry Rogers steps forward, Building the Virginian Railway - 1907: Virginian Railway born, Building the Virginian Railway - Jamestown Exposition: helping a neighbor, Building the Virginian Railway - Financial panic of 1907 Rogers suffers a stroke, Building the Virginian Railway - Final spike celebrations tragedy, Building the Virginian Railway - Last tour planned by Rogers, Building the Virginian Railway - Legacy

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The purely human character of Pushkin's story, The Golden Cockerel - a tragi-comedy showing the fatal results of human passion and weakness - allows us to place the plot in any surroundings and in any period. On these points the author does not commit himself, but indicates vaguely in the manner of fairy-tales: "In a certain far-off kingdom", "in a country set on the borders of the world".... Nevertheless, the name Dodon and certain details and expressions used in the story prove the poet's desire to give his work the air of a popular Russia ...

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The Golden Cockerel, The Golden Cockerel - Story, The Golden Cockerel - Factors in the writing of the opera, The Golden Cockerel - 1907 Preface to Le Coq d'Or by librettist V. Bel'sky, The Golden Cockerel - Composer's Remarks 1907 N. Rimsky-Korsakov

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Lieutenant-Governors, Governors and Governors-General of New Zealand Governor-General of New Zealand - 1840 - 1841 NZ a dependency of New South Wales. Title: Lieutenant-Governor Captain William Hobson RN (under Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George Gipps RE, Governor of New South Wales 1837 - 1846, and Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand 1839 ...

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Governor-General of New Zealand, Governor-General of New Zealand - List of Lieutenant-Governors Governors and Governors-General, Governor-General of New Zealand - 1840 - 1841 NZ a dependency of New South Wales, Governor-General of New Zealand - 1841 - 1853 NZ a Crown Colony of Britain, Governor-General of New Zealand - 1853 - 1907 NZ a self-governing colony, Governor-General of New Zealand - 1907 to present: New Zealand as dominion and later realm

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