1909 in the United States

Events from the year 1909 in the United States. == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: Theodore Roosevelt (R-New York) (until March 4) William Howard Taft (R-Ohio) (starting March 4) Vice President: Charles W. Fairbanks (R-Indiana) (until March 4) James S. Sherman (R-New York) (starting March 4) Chief Justice: Melville Fuller (Illinois) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Joseph Gurney Cannon (R-Illinois) Congress: 60th (until March 4), 61st (starting March 4) ==== State governments ==== == Events == === January–March === January 1–31 – Torrential rain in California sees Helena Mine record 71.54 inches (1,817.1 mm) of precipitation for the month, the highest official monthly total in the contiguous United States.

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