The KDDK Advantage
- April/May 2008
The dateline articles
in this newsletter are based on actual cases or events
in the history of KDDK. These and other stories from
the past -- as well as the firm’s views about the future
-- can be found in our recently published centennial
book, “The First Century: Kahn Dees, Donovan & Kahn,”
written by Bill D. Jackson. To inquire about the centennial
book, call 812-423-3183 or go to www.kddk.com/100years.
News Events of 1908
- Henry Ford produces his
first Model T automobile.
- The first major commercial
oil discovery is made in the Middle East, in Southwest
Persia.
- A long-distance radio message is
sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
- Robert
Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement.
- Women
compete in the modern Olympic Games for the first
time.
- The Bureau of Investigation, forerunner
of the FBI, is founded.
- The Child Labour Act of Ontario
is passed. Federal regulation of child labor was
not achieved in the
U.S. until 1938.
- Grand Canyon National
Monument is designated. It will become a National
Park in 1919.
- Frenchman Henri Farman pilots the
first passenger flight.
- William
Howard Taft defeats William Jennings Bryan in the
U.S. presidential
election.
- Future U.S. President
Lyndon B. Johnson is born.
- Mother’s Day is observed
for the first time at Andrew’s Methodist
Church in
Grafton, West Virginia.
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Celebrating a Century of Service
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Power At Work and Home - May 1 Anniversary Event
<<< KDDK Archives
- Attorney Arthur Donovan
Injured by Pickets at Local Plant
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Victory for Whirlpool in Indiana Supreme Court
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Kahn Wins Admiralty Law Case
In United States Supreme Court
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