• 2nd Milan-San Remo - Belgian riders have always been known for their strength and toughness. Cyrille Van Hauwaert (Bel) won the 1908 M-SR Classic after riding his bicycle from Belgium to the start in Milan.

• January 1, 1908 - the 1st ball signifying the start of the New Year dropped at New York City’s Time Square.

• Jack Johnson - 1908, 30-year-old Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight boxing champion of the World. Throughout Johnson's dominating career all his white challengers were all called the "Great White Hope."

• Tel Aviv - the City of Tel Aviv, Israel is founded.

• Model T - Henry Ford’s Ford Motor Company produced the first mass-production car, the Model T.

• Siberia, Russia - June 30, 1908, the largest meteor (135 tons) ever fell to earth near Manorava, Siberia.

• Austria - Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina. The action set off a series of events that led to the 1st Balkans War in 1912.

Notable Deaths -
Henry Chadwick, 1824-1908, a renowned journalist and baseball historian. His tireless work during the early days of baseball helped popularize the game. As a member of the baseball rules committee he introduced the box score, batting average, and earned run average (ERA) to the game.

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