Date: April 6, 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…
Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911. Date: January 29, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Hiram Bingham Redisovers Machu Picchu, Lost City of the…
An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship. Date: September 25, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911East End London…
The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: May 31, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Standard Oil Declared Unreasonable Monopoly, Ordered Broken Up May 15, 1911RMS Olympic Collides with HMS Hawke,…
Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole. Date: December 14, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Second Canton Uprising…
The New York Public Library is dedicated. Date: May 23, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Mongolia Gains Independence from Qing Dynasty, Jebtsundamba Khutughtu Crowned Khagan, December 29, 1911USS Terry Performs First Airplane Rescue…