1903 CE

The Wright Flyer makes the first powered, controlled flight at Kitty Hawk, as the Wright brothers launch the era of aviation; The inaugural 1903 World Series sees the Boston Americans defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, establishing baseball’s championship tradition; The Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago kills over 600, becoming the deadliest U.S. theater fire and driving new safety reforms; The May Coup results in the assassination of King Alexander I and Queen Draga, reshaping Balkan politics; The Paris Métro train fire claims more than 80 lives, one of France’s worst transit disasters; The Great Train Robbery premieres, revolutionizing cinema with innovative storytelling.

In the 1900s, the 20th century.