First International Opium Convention Signed at The Hague, January 23, 1912

First Lady Helen Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, plant two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., the origin of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Date: March 27, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on…

First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani. Date: October 11, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912Russian Troops Kill 150 Striking Goldfield Workers in…

The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan. Date: June 30, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912Prague Party Conference: Lenin Forms Bolshevik Movement, January 5, 1912Russian Troops Kill…

The sixth All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement. Date: January 5, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events…

The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC). Date: January 8, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912Italy Begins Invasion and Occupation of Rhodes, May 4, 1912First…

The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai. Date: May 18, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912RMS Titanic Sinks After Iceberg Collision, April 15, 1912Columbia University Graduate School…