* The Hudson Motor Car Company is founded in Detroit, Michigan.
* The first Model T Ford is produced in Detroit, Michigan.
* The Wright brothers make the first public flight of a heavier-than-air craft in France.
* The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded in New York City.
February 23
* Guglielmo Marconi sends the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean.
March 8
* International Women's Day is celebrated for the first time.
April 14
* Robert Peary claims to have reached the North Pole.
May 1
* The Lincoln Penny is first minted.
July 25
* Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel.
August 17
* The Wright brothers make the first public flight of a heavier-than-air craft in the United States.
October 1
* The Ford Motor Company introduces the Model T, which will become the first mass-produced automobile.
* The Wright brothers demonstrate their flying machine at the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York City.
December 31
* The Wright brothers make the first official flight of their flying machine in North Carolina.