LIFE 1904

Historical Highlights from 1904 :

• The first underground line of the New York City Subway opens.
• U.S. begins construction of the Panama Canal.
• The East Boston Tunnel opens, for streetcars.
• The first flat-disk phonograph is introduced.
• Henry Ford sets a new automobile land speed record of 91.37 mph.
• The first New Year’s Eve celebration is held in Times Square in New York City.
• The Great Baltimore Fire destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
• A fire aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City’s East River kills 1,021.