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★18 Mar 1892
Lord Stanley of Preston pledged to donate an award for Canada's top-ranked amateur ice hockey club, now known as the Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America.

★26 May 1894
Germany's Emmanuel Lasker defeated Wilhelm Steinitz to become world chess champion, beginning a record 27-year reign.

★27 Mar 1899
Philippine–American War: For the only time during the course of the war, Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo personally led troops against the U.S. in the Battle of Marilao River.

★10 Aug 1901
The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers began an ultimately unsuccessful strike to reverse its declining fortunes and organize large numbers of new members.

★25 Nov 1901
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4 premiered in Munich.

★22 Oct 1907
A bank run forced New York's Knickerbocker Trust Company to suspend operations, which triggered the Panic of 1907.

★23 Feb 1909
The Silver Dart was flown off the ice of Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island, making it the first controlled powered flight in Canada.

★27 Sep 1916
Lij Iyasu, the emperor-designate of Ethiopia, was deposed in favor of his aunt, Zewditu.

★19 Jul 1919
Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of the First World War, English ex-servicemen unhappy with unemployment and other grievances rioted and burned down Luton Town Hall.

★15 Apr 1922
U.S. senator John B. Kendrick introduced a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal involving U.S. president Warren G. Harding's administration, leading to the Teapot Dome scandal.

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