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In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt began his second (and first elected) term as president, while his niece Eleanor Roosevelt and distant cousin Franklin Roosevelt (eventually to occupy the White House themselves), married. The Niagara Movement, a group of influential Black rights activists led by W.E.B. DuBois, met for the first time in Ontario, Canada. In Switzerland, Albert Einstein published a series of groundbreaking papers describing his work, including his theory of special relativity.
3,106-carat diamond discovered during a routine inspection at Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa
(Original Caption) 3/17/1905- A rare photo of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt in bridal array at the time of her marriage, March 17, 1905. Mrs. Roosevelt describes her bridal ensemble in her autobiography, "This is My Story", as follows...'My own dress was heavy, stiff satin with shirred tulle at the neck and long sleeves. My grandmother Hall's rose-point Brussels' lace covered the dress, and the veil of the same lace fell from my head over my long train."
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