Date: December 3, 1912
Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 1,800 m. Date: March 6, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel. Date: April 16, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912RMS Titanic Hits Iceberg and Begins Sinking, April 14, 1912Italo-Turkish War:…
The Republic of China is established. Date: January 1, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912Massachusetts Sets First U.S. Minimum Wage, June 4, 1912Scout Association Incorporated by Royal Charter Across British Empire, January 4,…
First Balkan War: The Greek navy completes the capture of the island of Lemnos for use as a forward base against the Dardanelles. Date: October 21, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912First Balkan…
Former president Theodore Roosevelt is shot and mildly wounded by John Flammang Schrank in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech. Date: October 14, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in…
Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash. Date: September 28, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912Russian Troops Kill 150 Striking…