Marion, Ohio Fire Department Discovers Box From 1905 Cornerstone

(6-2-23) While Marion, Ohio Fire Department firefighters were removing a cornerstone from a soon to be demolished old fire station…a box was found inside from 1905.

On May 31st the box was opened.

What was happening in the world in 1905…

27 September

The famous scientist Alfred Einstein’s famous E = mc² theory was published.

15 November

King Camp Gillette was patented by the US Patent Office for Safety Razor. In this way, for the first time in front of the world came a two-edged shaving blade.

09 December

Legislation passed in France to separate church and state.

05 January

Chals Perrin announced the discovery of Jupiter’s seventh satellite, Ilara.

04 March

Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as President of the United States.

04 April

Around 20,000 people were killed in the Kangda district of Himachal Pradesh due to the earthquake.

26 January

The world’s largest 3106 carat diamond, Cullinan, was found in South Africa.