Over 400 died in The Dayton Flood along the Miami River in Ohio.
President Woodrow Wilson made unwittingly condescending remarks to the Native Americans
while dedicating the Indian head nickel. A bison from the New York Zoo was the model for the
reverse side of the coin.
In Pennsylvania, veterans of the Union & Confederate Armies gathered to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
The first 4-reel (60-minute) film — France's Queen Elizabeth, starring Sarah Bernhardt — gave the
movie industry further dramatic credibility.
Douglas Fairbanks made his U.S. film debut in a 2-reeler.
