Grand Central Terminal Opens in New York City, February 2, 1913

Claudio Monteverdi's last opera L'incoronazione di Poppea was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years. Date: February 5, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1913Greek-Serbian Treaty of Alliance Signed, Paving…

First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes. Date: April 4, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1913King George I…

First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war. Date: January 5, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this…

The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert. Date: March 31, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31…

Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller. Date: May 14, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1913Great…

Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States. Date: October 31, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1913Cecil B. DeMille Begins Filming Hollywood’s First Feature Film, The Squaw Man, December…