91 Miles an Hour on Ice
On January 12, 1904, Henry Ford drove a stripped-down racer across the frozen Lake St. Clair and set a world speed record of 91.37 miles per hour.
Tales from the year 1904
The Entente Cordiale: Old Enemies Shake Hands
On April 8, 1904, Britain and France signed the Entente Cordiale in London — a set of colonial agreements that ended centuries of rivalry and reshaped the alliances of the 20th century.
Seven Nations Walk Into a Paris Office: The Birth of FIFA
On May 21, 1904, football officials from seven European nations met in Paris and signed the founding act of FIFA, the body that would give the world the World Cup.