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February 12, 1909
On February 12, 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
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Featured · February 12, 1909
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B.
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1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1909th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 909th year of the 2nd millennium, the 9th year of the 20th…
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On February 12, 1909
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1909 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. American civil rights organization
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B.
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1909 New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SS Penguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. 19th and 20th-century New Zealand ferry
SS Penguin was a New Zealand inter-island ferry steamer that sank off the southwest coast of Wellington after striking a rock near Sinclair Head in poor weather on 12 February 1909. Penguin's sinking caused the deaths of 75 people, leaving only 30 survivors. This was New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century.
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Other moments from 1909
- April 11 The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
- April 13 The 31 March Incident leads to the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
- April 14 Muslims in the Ottoman Empire begin a massacre of Armenians in Adana.
- April 18 Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
- April 23 In Portugal, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Lisbon, killing at least 60 people and injuring 75.
- April 27 Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
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