1908: Baseball, the Women’s Movement, and More!

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults
Registration for this event will be open from June 11, 2025 @ 7:00pm to July 8, 2025 @ 7:00pm.

Program Description

Event Details

1908 – Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Baseball, the Women’s Movement, and More!

1908 was a year of transformation! Theodore Roosevelt says goodbye, while immigration, lynching, and social change take the spotlight. Jack Johnson makes history as the first Black heavyweight boxing champ, Henry Ford unveils the revolutionary Model T, and Wilbur Wright sets a new flying record. Meanwhile, Austria-Hungary’s annexation of Bosnia adds global tension. Join us for an action-packed journey through a year that reshaped history!

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Registration Required

Registration is required for this event.  Registration opens for Mahwah library cardholders four weeks before the date of the event.  If you don't have a card, visit the Library to sign up today.  Our neighbors are welcome to register two weeks before the event.