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)
The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,224 passengers and crew on board survive. Date: April 15, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On…
The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic and begins to sink. Date: April 14, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)
RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, UK, on her maiden and only voyage. Date: April 10, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)
The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials. Date: April 2, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate. Date: March 30, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States. Date: March 12, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines. Date: March 5, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)