Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Date: January 14, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)
The University of the Philippines College of Law is established. Date: January 12, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kappa Alpha Psi, the world's third-oldest and largest black fraternity, is founded at Indiana University. Date: January 5, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)
A gun battle in the East End of London leaves two dead. It sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill. Date: January 3, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan. Date: January 3, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia. Date: December 29, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)
"Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. Date: December 27, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines. Date: December 9, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Doom Bar in Cornwall claims two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain. Date: November 19, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)