Australasian Antarctic Expedition Begins as SY Aurora Departs London, July 28, 1911
Date: July 28, 1911
Date: July 28, 1911
In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up. Date: May 15, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this…
In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers. Date: March 25, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Jana Gana Mana First Sung at Indian National Congress, December 27, 1911Almaty…
World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs. Date: November 1, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Second…
Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship. Date: January 18, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911First…
Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright brothers, is greeted by president William Howard Taft after he lands his aeroplane on the South Lawn of the White House, having flown from Boston. Date: July 14, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1911…
More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales. Date: May 15, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This…