1908 Fact Sheet
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Drip Coffee | 1908 | Germany | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Melitta Bentz |
| Geiger counter | 1908 | Germany | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Hans Geiger |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1908 Stanley Cup Winner | 1908 | Montreal Wanderers | Cecil Blachford | Edmonton EskimosToronto Trolley LeaguersWinnipeg Maple LeafsOttawa Victorias | Hockey | Montreal |
Database: Solar System Moons
| Record Name | Planet | Discoverer | Year Discovered | Kilometers from Planet | Diameter (Kilometers) | Oribital Period |
| Pasiphae | Jupiter | P. Melotte | 1908 | 23,500,000 | 36 | 735 |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Lucien Petit-Breton Tour 6 | 1908 | France | Cycling | 6 | Lucien Petit-Breton |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1908 | 1908 | Chicago Cubs | Detroit Tigers | Chicago | Detroit | Baseball | 4 - 1 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1908 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1908 | Tennis | Arthur Gore | H. Roper Barrett | 63 62 46 36 64 |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1908 | 1908 | United States | 52.87 deg F | 67 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: List of Secret Societies at Universities
| Record Name | Year Established | University | Member Limit | Active or Honorary | Name | Source |
| ANAK Society (Georgia Institute of Technology) | 1908 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Senior | Honorary | ANAK Society | Wikipedia |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1908-1909 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1908-1909 | 19.18 | +4.05 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1907-1908 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1907-1908 | 11.72 | -3.41 | National Weather Service |
Database: US Presidents
| Record Name | Birth State | Religion | Political Party | Died | Country | Term Start | Term Finish | Birthdate | Date of Death | Inauguration Age | Age at Death | Number |
| Cleveland | NEW JERSEY | Presbyterian | Democrat | Died after Office | United States | 1885 | 1889 | 3/18/1837 | 6/24/1908 | 47 | 71 | 22 |
| Cleveland | NEW JERSEY | Presbyterian | Democrat | Died after Office | United States | 1893 | 1897 | 3/18/1837 | 6/24/1908 | 55 | 71 | 24 |
| L. B. Johnson | TEXAS | Disciples of Christ | Democrat | Died after Office | United States | 1963 | 1969 | 8/27/1908 | 1/22/1973 | 55 | 64 | 36 |
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