Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.
2. Marconi described his new beam system of short-wave wireless transmission at the Royal Society of Arts in London. This could transmit more words per day than previously possible, and more economically, resulting in a general reduction in telegraph rates.
2. Portuguese Prime Minister Álvaro de Castro fought a sword duel with Flight Captain Ribeiro over a political dispute. Ribiero was wounded in the arm.
6. The first photograph is sent across the Atlantic by radio.
10. Denmark gains Greenland when Norway ends its claim.
12. The original trademark application for Kleenex was filed by Kimberly-Clark Corporation.