1908

1908 — Korea: 23 March. Durham Stevens, an American diplomat and Japanese sympathizer, is assassinated by Korean independence activists / China: December — The Guangxu Emperor's young nephew Puyi became emperor of the Qing dynasty / Japan: Red Flag Incident / United States: Federal Bureau of Investigation established

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KoreaKorean Empire 1897–1910	ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912	JapanMeiji era 1868–1912	United StatesUnited States 1776–
23 March. Durham Stevens, an American diplomat and Japanese sympathizer, is assassinated by Korean independence activists. 1906January. Yi Yong-ik, former Secretary of the Imperial Treasury, is assassinated in Vladivostok, Russia. 1906September. The historic Japanese newspaper in Korea Keijō nippō is founded. The newspaper becomes the de facto official paper of the Japanese Residency-General and later Government-General. 1906통감부 설치 1907Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 1907Hague Secret Emissary Affair 1907Battle of Namdaemun 1907국채보상운동, 대한제국 고종황제가 강제 퇴위되고 대한제국 순종황제가 즉위, 한국과 일본간에 한·일 신협약 체결, 군대가 해산, 헤이그 특사 파견, 고종 강제퇴위, 신민회 창립 1907September – 15 November. The Kyŏngsŏng Exhibition (경성박람회; 京城博覽會) is held in Seoul. 1907July. Gojong is forced by Japan to abdicate in favor of his son, Emperor Sunjong. 1907July 18. Gojong was forced to abdicate in favour of his son, Sunjong. 1909October. Ito Hirobumi (the first Resident-General) is assassinated by Korean Lieutenant-General An Jung-geun (안중근,安重根). This incident was dramatized in the recent Korean musical, Hero (영웅,英雄). The musical premiered in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on August 23, 2011. 1909September. Gando is reclaimed by China after the Sino-Japanese convention over Gando (간도협약,間島協約). 1909남한 대토벌 작전 전개, 안중근이 이토 히로부미를 사살 1909October. The first Korean-owned private regional newspaper Gyeongnam Ilbo is established. 1910Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910	December — The Guangxu Emperor's young nephew Puyi became emperor of the Qing dynasty. November — The Guangxu Emperor died of arsenic poisoning. 西江水灾，伤亡千余人。ZH 19061906 Meishan earthquake 1906September — Empress Dowager Cixi promises to form a constitutional government with no specified date 1906废科举。丙午风灾侵袭广东珠江口一带，肇庆高要的新江云松岭文阁上三层完全倒塌，下二层石额破裂，墙壁崩颓。东莞万顷沙围堤崩溃。 1907April — The territories of Manchuria are reorganized into provinces 1907徐錫麟、馬宗漢、秋瑾被捕处死。 1907Beipu uprising 1907July — Anhui governor Enming is assassinated by the anti-Manchu Xu Xilin 1907October — An edict is passed to create a set of codes which apply uniformly to Manchus and Han Chinese 1907September — Empress Dowager Cixi declares her intention to create "a bicameral deliberative body" 1907September — An edict is passed to disband provincial banner garrisons over a 10-year period 1909Gando Convention 1909Provincial Assembly elections 1909Parliamentary election 19101910 Taiwan earthquake 1910东北鼠疫，波及69个县，共死亡6万余人。	Red Flag Incident 1909Gando Convention 1909伊藤博文暗殺事件。 19091909 Anegawa earthquake 1910Japanese Antarctic Expedition 1910August — Japan–Korea Treaty completes the annexation of the Korean Empire.	Federal Bureau of Investigation established Ford Model T appears on the market Root–Takahira Agreement Aldrich–Vreeland Act U.S. presidential election: William Howard Taft elected president; James S. Sherman vice president. William Jennings Bryan loses for the third and final time. 1906Treaty of Portsmouth 1906Algeciras Conference 1906Susan B. Anthony dies 1906Pure Food and Drug Act 1906Hepburn Act 1906Brownsville affair 1906San Francisco earthquake 1907Oklahoma becomes a state 1907Gentlemen's Agreement 1907Coal mine explodes in Monongah, West Virginia, killing at least 361. Worst industrial accident in American history. 1909NAACP founded by W. E. B. Du Bois 1909Robert Peary claims to have reached the North Pole 1909Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act 1909Crazy Snake Rebellion 1909The U.S. penny is changed to the Abraham Lincoln design 1909March 4, 1909 – Taft becomes the 27th president; Sherman becomes the 27th vice president 1909Taft implements dollar diplomacy 1909Pinchot–Ballinger controversy 1910Mann Act 1910Los Angeles Times bombing 1910La Matanza (1910–1920) 1910Mann–Elkins Act

KoreaKorean Empire 1897–1910

ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912

JapanMeiji era 1868–1912

United StatesUnited States 1776–

23 March. Durham Stevens, an American diplomat and Japanese sympathizer, is assassinated by Korean independence activists.

1906January. Yi Yong-ik, former Secretary of the Imperial Treasury, is assassinated in Vladivostok, Russia.
1906September. The historic Japanese newspaper in Korea Keijō nippō is founded. The newspaper becomes the de facto official paper of the Japanese Residency-General and later Government-General.
1906통감부 설치
1907Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907
1907Hague Secret Emissary Affair
1907Battle of Namdaemun
1907국채보상운동, 대한제국 고종황제가 강제 퇴위되고 대한제국 순종황제가 즉위, 한국과 일본간에 한·일 신협약 체결, 군대가 해산, 헤이그 특사 파견, 고종 강제퇴위, 신민회 창립
1907September – 15 November. The Kyŏngsŏng Exhibition (경성박람회; 京城博覽會) is held in Seoul.
1907July. Gojong is forced by Japan to abdicate in favor of his son, Emperor Sunjong.
1907July 18. Gojong was forced to abdicate in favour of his son, Sunjong.
1909October. Ito Hirobumi (the first Resident-General) is assassinated by Korean Lieutenant-General An Jung-geun (안중근,安重根). This incident was dramatized in the recent Korean musical, Hero (영웅,英雄). The musical premiered in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on August 23, 2011.
1909September. Gando is reclaimed by China after the Sino-Japanese convention over Gando (간도협약,間島協約).
1909남한 대토벌 작전 전개, 안중근이 이토 히로부미를 사살
1909October. The first Korean-owned private regional newspaper Gyeongnam Ilbo is established.
1910Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910

December — The Guangxu Emperor's young nephew Puyi became emperor of the Qing dynasty.
November — The Guangxu Emperor died of arsenic poisoning.
西江水灾，伤亡千余人。ZH

19061906 Meishan earthquake
1906September — Empress Dowager Cixi promises to form a constitutional government with no specified date
1906废科举。丙午风灾侵袭广东珠江口一带，肇庆高要的新江云松岭文阁上三层完全倒塌，下二层石额破裂，墙壁崩颓。东莞万顷沙围堤崩溃。
1907April — The territories of Manchuria are reorganized into provinces
1907徐錫麟、馬宗漢、秋瑾被捕处死。
1907Beipu uprising
1907July — Anhui governor Enming is assassinated by the anti-Manchu Xu Xilin
1907October — An edict is passed to create a set of codes which apply uniformly to Manchus and Han Chinese
1907September — Empress Dowager Cixi declares her intention to create "a bicameral deliberative body"
1907September — An edict is passed to disband provincial banner garrisons over a 10-year period
1909Gando Convention
1909Provincial Assembly elections
1909Parliamentary election
19101910 Taiwan earthquake
1910东北鼠疫，波及69个县，共死亡6万余人。

Red Flag Incident

1909Gando Convention
1909伊藤博文暗殺事件。
19091909 Anegawa earthquake
1910Japanese Antarctic Expedition
1910August — Japan–Korea Treaty completes the annexation of the Korean Empire.

Federal Bureau of Investigation established
Ford Model T appears on the market
Root–Takahira Agreement
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
U.S. presidential election: William Howard Taft elected president; James S. Sherman vice president. William Jennings Bryan loses for the third and final time.

1906Treaty of Portsmouth
1906Algeciras Conference
1906Susan B. Anthony dies
1906Pure Food and Drug Act
1906Hepburn Act
1906Brownsville affair
1906San Francisco earthquake
1907Oklahoma becomes a state
1907Gentlemen's Agreement
1907Coal mine explodes in Monongah, West Virginia, killing at least 361. Worst industrial accident in American history.
1909NAACP founded by W. E. B. Du Bois
1909Robert Peary claims to have reached the North Pole
1909Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act
1909Crazy Snake Rebellion
1909The U.S. penny is changed to the Abraham Lincoln design
1909March 4, 1909 – Taft becomes the 27th president; Sherman becomes the 27th vice president
1909Taft implements dollar diplomacy
1909Pinchot–Ballinger controversy
1910Mann Act
1910Los Angeles Times bombing
1910La Matanza (1910–1920)
1910Mann–Elkins Act