Historical Events In 1912
Apr 14 The Titanic,launched on 31 May 1911, on route from Southampton to New York with 2200 passengers, strikes Iceburg off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and sinks. (1500+ death toll)
Apr 26 The first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)
Apr 09 Steamers collide in the Nile, drowning 200
Apr 02 Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power
Apr 04 Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia
Apr 10 The liner 'Titanic' leaves Southampton on its first (and only) voyage
Apr 10 Southampton England White Star liner Titanic leaves Southamption at noon for Cherbourg France
Apr 15 A Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki
Nov 18 Albania declares independence from Turkey
Nov 25 American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springfield, IL
Nov 13 The birth of Eugene Ionesco, Romanian born French Playwright
Nov 05 Woodrow Wilson is elected U.S. President, beating challenger Theodore Roosevelt and incumbent William Howard Taft.
Nov 05 Woodrow Wilson (D) beats Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) & President Taft (R)
Nov 27 Albanian National Flag adopted
Nov 27 Spanish protectorate in Morocco established
Nov 28 Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman empire
Nov 12 The bodies of the members of Scott's Antarctic expedition are found.
Sep 20 Official approval given for the establishment of a military Central Flying School
Sep 28 "Kiche Maru" sinks off Japan, killing 1,000
Sep 03 World's 1st cannery opens in England to supply food to the navy, they use lead toseaal the cans!!
Sep 09 J Verdrines becomes 1st to fly over 100 mph (107 mph/172 kph)
Sep 23 The first ever silent 'Keystone Cops' film released
Sep 23 First Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie released
Jun 04 Massachusetts passes first US minimum wage law
Jun 07 US army tests the first machine gun mounted on a plane
Jun 05 US marines invade Cuba (3nd time)
Jun 07 St Pius X encyclical "On the Indians of South America"
Jun 23 The birth of Alan Turing, Founder of computer science
Jun 04 Cone of Mount Katmai (Alaska) collapses
Dec 14 Canadian Pacific leases Quebec Central Railway Company, Quebec
Dec 16 The first US postage stamp picturing an airplane, $0.20 parcel post, issued
Dec 28 San Francisco Municipal Railway starts operation at Geary St (MUNI)
Aug 23 The birth of Gene Kelly, Hollywood song and dance man, also producer/director
Aug 24 Territory of Alaska organized
Aug 07 Progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for pres
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