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1906 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1906th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 906th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1906, the ...
April 18 – The 1906 San Francisco earthquake (estimated magnitude 7.8) on the San Andreas Fault destroys much of San Francisco, California, killing at least 3,000 people, with 225,000–300,000 left homeless, and $350,000,000 in damages.
The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, also known as the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot, was an episode of mass racial violence against African Americans in the United States in September 1906.
January 15 – Edna Staebler, author (d. 2006) January 27 – Walter L. Gordon, accountant, businessman, politician and writer (d.1987) January 29 – Joe Primeau, ice hockey player (d.1989)
International 17 February – Ireland 0–5 England (in Belfast) (25th annual match, with no Irish wins) [5] Val Harris became the first Dubliner to play for Ireland. 17 March – Ireland 0–1 Scotland (in Dublin) [5]
Image of the 1906 film, The Story of the Kelly Gang. San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake, directed by Robert K. Bonine – The Scheming Gambler's Paradise (Le Tripot clandestin), directed by Georges Méliès – A Spiritualistic Meeting (Le Fantôme d'Alger) (lost), directed by Georges Méliès –
The Naturalization Act of 1906 was an act of the United States Congress signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt that revised the Naturalization Act of 1870 and required immigrants to learn English in order to become naturalized citizens. The bill was passed on June 29, 1906, and took effect September 27, 1906.
Elections were held for the 60th United States Congress.It occurred in the middle of Republican President Theodore Roosevelt's second (only full) term, during the Fourth Party System.